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" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "21. SIMON-PIER BRUNET – DEFENSE (DRUMMONDVILLE – QMJHL) " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Brunet was the Sabres fourth-round pick at the 2024 NHL Draft in Las Vegas. A teammate of Buffalo blueline prospect Vsevolod Komarov, the 6’2” 196 lb. defenseman has not shown much of an offensive side thus far in his junior career (14 points in 52 games last season with Drummondville), but does have the size and skating ability that could have develop into a matchup shutdown defender down the line. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "According to the Elite Prospects Draft Guide, the right-handed Brunet had “motors up and down the ice with a sound skating posture for a player of his 6-foot-2 size. With his skating and reach, he denies space from the opposition, closes on them in transition, and guards the front of the net. Attackers can’t go through him. He" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "walls them off from high-danger areas.”" } }, { "id": "v5r87mxn-skmfo98u", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/VoltigeursDRU/status/1807115416960983077", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1807115416960983077", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Sabres obviously recognize the organizational need for right-handed blueliners with their top four defenders in Rasmus Dahlin, Mattias Samuelsson, Bowen Byram, and Owen Power all left-handed, and veteran Henri Jokiharju a pending unrestricted free agent. That is why they have drafted predominantly righties (Adam Kleber, Brunet, Maxim Strbak, Gavin McCarthy, and Komarov) in the last three drafts. " } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjA3NzA4MjI1NjcwMjI3NjA5/img_5780.jpg" }, "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "LATEST THN BUFFALO STORIES" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Sabres Say They Are Ready For Accountability" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Ruff Sees Similarities Between Sabres And Former Club" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Ruff Hopes To Bring Winning Culture Back To Buffalo " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Follow Michael on X @MikeInBuffalo" } } ] }

Buffalo Sabres Prospects – #21 Simon-Pier Brunet