Sabres Draft Pick #123: Simon-Pier Brunet, 6'2" RHD

[LGR4GM]

Defender

6'2" 196lb RHD

Edited Saturday at 05:55 PM by LGR4GM

[GoPuckYourself]

6'2" 196 lbs, RHD, walls off the opposition, I like the sounds of him also.

[LGR4GM]

What's interesting about him is that he played on the same team as Komarov, so Buffalo probably got lots of looks at him. 

[GoPuckYourself]

He sounds too french for my taste though 😄

[triumph_communes]

Another big boy

[LGR4GM]

"Brunet 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 walls them off from high-danger areas. -EliteProspects 2024 NHL Draft Guide"

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/660791/simon-pier-brunet

 

[LGR4GM]

Scouting reports all say yes physical. Good skater that uses his body and stick to end plays. 

[DarthEbriate]

5 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

What's interesting about him is that he played on the same team as Komarov, so Buffalo probably got lots of looks at him. 

Benson was visibly better than Savoie. (but I'm guessing Komarov is the superior player in this team setup)

[LGR4GM]

2 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:

Benson was visibly better than Savoie. (but I'm guessing Komarov is the superior player in this team setup)

Oh very much so. 20yr old Komarov was their #1 defender. 

[R_Dudley]

Grit, physical, closers, plays well in tight spaces sounds like the theme. Are we now drafting for what we couldn't/didn't trade for?

Should have been doing a little of this previous draft years and you would have that with the previous drafts coming of age instead of the holy grail quest Kevin is on. 

[Curt]

2 minutes ago, R_Dudley said:

Grit, physical, closers, plays well in tight spaces sounds like the theme. Are we now drafting for what we couldn't/didn't trade for?

Should have been doing a little of this previous draft years and you would have that with the previous drafts coming of age instead of the holy grail quest Kevin is on. 

Last years draft was like this also.   Not disagreeing with you, just adding that it seems like it was last year that there was a bit of a mindset change.

[LGR4GM]

2 minutes ago, Curt said:

Last years draft was like this also.   Not disagreeing with you, just adding that it seems like it was last year that there was a bit of a mindset change.

Wahlberg and Mediema up front

Strbak and McCarthy on the back end

All 6'3" or bigger

[Pimlach]

At first glance I thought the name was Simon Pure Burnet.

Simon Pure was a very cheap WNY local beer.   I remember my buddies and I buying it on sale for 99 cents a six pack, back in the mid 70's.   You just needed a buck, and then find a nickel somewhere to cover the 6 cent tax, and you have a watery and tasteless 6 pack of beer.  But it was beer. 

By contrast sale prices for Genny was about $1.39, Labatt's Blue about $1.79, and Molson's Golden Ale $1.99.   

[JustOneParade]

 Back at that time, at that age, Labatt’s and Molson’s were out of my price range. Sounds silly now, doesn’t it?

[GASabresIUFAN]

No idea why that drafted him that early.  He was 185th on Central Scouting's NA list and no one elses.  I'm surprised he got drafted at all.

[PerreaultForever]

Seems reasonable. No idea if he has a lot of upside or not but on paper he seems like a solid pick for that point. 

[Pimlach]

54 minutes ago, JustOneParade said:

 Back at that time, at that age, Labatt’s and Molson’s were out of my price range. Sounds silly now, doesn’t it?

Yes, and I know what you mean.