This weekend’s prospects tournament in Buffalo had one major precursor: off-ice physical testing at Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington.
The Boston Bruins and their top three picks from this year’s draft, Jakub Zboril, Jake DeBrusk, and Zachary Senyshyn all failed the conditioning test.
Their task: complete three 300-meter runs in the allotted time.
Regardless of whether the rookies passed the test, all will travel to Buffalo for this weekend’s proceedings. Yet, in particular, Boston’s top-three picks will be heading to New York with a chip on their shoulders.
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General manager Don Sweeney, who did not blatantly discern the first-round picks as those who failed Thursday, addressed reporters optimistically.