Ottawa Citizen

Senators happy with draft picks

- BRUCE GARRIOCH bgarrioch@postmedia.com Twitter.com/sungarrioc­h

11 Logan Brown, C, Windsor Spitfires (OHL) Ht: 6-foot-6 Wt: 220 lbs. 2015-16: 59 GP 21-53-74 Pts 40 PIMs SCOUT BOB LOWES SAYS: “We had him a little higher on our list. We had talked extensivel­y about him. He’s a really intriguing prospect based on his size and skill. He’s got a good pedigree. We really felt his game in the second half really, really came on and he had a great playoff with Windsor.” 42 Jonathan Dahlen, C, Timra, Sweden Age: 18 Ht: 5-foot-11 Wt: 176 lbs 2015-16: 51 GP 15-14-29 Pts 8 PIMs SCOUT BOB LOWES SAYS: “We had him in the first round or early second ranking. We were hoping we could get him. He’s a guy we talked about. His dad played in the NHL, so good pedigree. Skilled forward, good hockey sense. He’s raw physically. He needs time to mature. We feel he has good upside to be a topnine skill forward in the NHL.” 103 Todd Burgess, RW, Fairbanks, Alaska (NAHL) Age: 20 Ht: 6-foot-2 Wt: 178 lbs 2015-16: 60 GP 30-57-95 Pts 42 PIMs SCOUT BOB JANECYK SAYS: “He’s a skilled centre who is a late developer. He cracked his kneecap when he first went to the NAHL. That set him back less than a year. He came back with a vengeance last year and their team won the league championsh­ip. He needs strength. It’s more projection on him. He’s going to RPI so he’ll be a collegiate player.” 133 Maxime Lajoie, D, Swift Current Broncos (WHL) Age: 18 Ht: 6-foot-1 Wt: 183 lbs 2015-16: 62 GP 8-29-37 Pts 28 PIMs SCOUT GEORGE FARGHER SAYS: “Maxime’s a very good skater, good puck mover and has a good head on his shoulders. He had mono last year so it set him back a bit, he missed some time and lost some weight. He had a little trouble putting it back on, but he’s a very good puck mover and skater. He’ll need two more years in junior, maybe some time in the minors and it’ll be a little longer process but he’s got some good assets to work with.” 163 Markus Nurmi, RW, Finland Jr. Age: 18 Ht: 6-foot-4 Wt: 176 2015-16: 49 GP 19-17-36 Pts 34 PIMs SCOUT MIKKO RUUTU SAYS: “He’s a big, raw kid and a hardworkin­g guy. He has some skill and is good around the net. It will be interestin­g to see where he ends up. He’s a winger, he’s a long-term project but he’s an interestin­g kid. He’s going to stay in Finland and he might have a chance to play some elite league games but more likely he’ll be in junior.”

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