Predators 2009 second-round pick Zach Budish, 20, has dealt with more injuries than most prospects at his age. He has torn both of his ACL’s in a three-year span, both in non-hockey related incidents. The latest occurred last November, causing Budish to miss almost all of his sophomore season at University of Minnesota.This past week’s Development Camp was the first intense on-ice action Budish has had since the injury.“It’s doing pretty well,” Budish said of his right knee. “I’ve been doing workouts all spring and summer so far. It feels pretty good. It’s not 100 percent strength-wise, but I’m cleared for everything and all that.”Budish tore his right ACL last November in a moped accident on his way home from practice. In the fall of 2008, he tore his left ACL playing high school football, which caused him to miss his senior season of hockey.“It’s obviously frustrating,” he said, “but at the same time I have never been injured in hockey, so that’s another confidence-booster w...
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