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Harju is first and foremost a goal-scorer. He is a strong and powerful winger with good size and good balance on his skates. He showed his versatility by playing center in the KHL, albeit with mixed results. Harju is a good finisher, both from tight spots low in the zone and with an accurate shot and quick release from the slot or the top of the circles. He has well-rounded technical and puckhandling skills combined with mature hockey sense, anticipation and vision. He is not the fastest skater, but has improved in that area since his junior days. His size should allow him to compete in the more combative, tighter checking style of play in NOrth America - though he has yet to face the calibre of defense he will see at the NHL level.