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Saturday Diary Entries:

2:00pm et - Coming into the day's workouts, scouts were buzzing that Czech prospect Jiri Tlusty (ranked No. 11 by the International Scouting Service) could be a guy to watch, expecting him to be in excellent shape, but he was disappointing with results either mid-range or below in several exercises.  Reports were that, despite spending the season playing against men in the Czech league, Tlusty's body also looked soft. 

Everett Silvertips centre Peter Mueller, ranked sixth by ISS, reportedly looked good and fit, with his early workout results slightly above average.

One player who really impressed in workouts was Western Hockey League defenceman Jesse Dudas (ranked No. 53 among North American skaters by Central Scouting).  The 18 year-old missed a good chunk of time due to a leg injury, playing only 24 games this year, but showed up in "unbelievable" shape, ripping up the bench press.  A source says the blueliner was among the top five thus far in workouts. 

4:00pm et - Everyone was drawn to the late workouts of OHLers Chris Stewart and Bryan Little, the last two performers and the results were split.  Stewart, who plays for the Kingston Frontenacs and is ranked 14th by ISS, was not in very good shape at all, appearing very heavy even for a player listed at 6-foot-1 and 227 pounds.  Stewart's poor condition did not go unnoticed by NHL decision-makers when he took off his shirt.  For such a big kid, Stewart also didn't wow them on the bench press, recording a better than average score, but not overwhelming anyone.  Already a big kid, Stewart needs to stay in better shape, though it's fair to say that was also an issue with his older brother Anthony, a first-round pick of the Florida Panthers.

Little, on the other hand, looked good.  A short and stocky centre ranked 13th overall by ISS, "There wasn't an ounce of fat on Little" our source said.  At least one GM was impressed by his broad back and thick build, but that muscle did come at a price as Little reportedly struggled during aerobic exercises.

Another highly-rated prospect, Owen Sound defenceman Bobby Sanguinetti (ranked No. 12 by ISS) was very impressive.  Though Sanguinetti isn't very thick, he was strong, lean and muscular, with our source describing him as "cut".

Perhaps the most impressive performance of the afternoon session was put on by Sanguinetti's Owen Sound teammate Theo Peckham.  A physical defenceman, rated 65th among North American skaters by Central Scouting, Peckham had most of the room stop to watch his performance on the anaerobic bike exercise.  At least one GM voiced amazement at Peckham's effort.