Not much is more frustrating than drafting a guy ranked 1st overall by many and a few years later it hasn't quite worked out as planned. You also see guys picked later looking like absolute stars in Nylander, Ehlers and Pasternak, to name a few. It stings even more since a couple of them are right hand shots - something in short supply on the Flames roster.
It's also bitter sweet watching players like Tkachuk get drafted a couple years after him and is already providing more to the team. You see guys like him and Monahan jump straight in continue to succeed and wonder what went wrong with Benny.
It's frustrating I know, but it would be even worse to trade him now because his value is way down. You should hang on to the guy and see if he figures it out before his next contract is up.
He is the youngest player on the roster for friggs sake!
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