[Flames Draft Watcher]

One thing that fans often under look or underrate is psychology.

Confidence is key in being able to perform in many different areas of life including sports.

Puljujarvi is an example of a player who was arguably rushed. When a player jumps to a higher level before they are ready they can struggle. As they struggle they lose confidence. As you lose confidence you stop trusting your skill.

Puljujarvi was widely known to have poor English heading into the draft. One area the Oilers were apparently incompetent in was helping Puljujarvi learn English. Knowing the language of your coach and teammates is quite obviously useful.

Here in Calgary we have Bennett as another example of a player who struggled and lost offensive confidence. Should he ever regain it we could have quite the player.

Sometimes good development is as simple as not rushing players. Letting them learn to dominate each level before moving on. If Bennett had spent a year dominating the minors he might not have ever lost confidence.