#23: Markus Nurmi (Reader Rank: 23, Last Year: T-34)
Markus Nurmi is the very embodiment of a long-term project. The first descriptor you’ll typically find in any scouting write-up is “big”, usually followed by “raw”. It’s how the Ottawa Senators themselves described the prospect when they selected him last year with their 6th round pick
At the time of the 2016 draft, Nurmi was the 31st ranked European skater by Central scouting.