Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning took a big risk when he traded 2013 first round pick Hunter Shinkaruk to the Calgary Flames for the lesser-known Markus Granlund. After all, Shinkaruk was among the few decent prospects in the Canucks system.
Granlund was selected with the 45th pick by the Flames in 2011, but managed just 14 goals and 28 points in 86 games for them. But over a year after the trade was made, it looks like Benning got away with grand larceny.
2016-17 was the first time Granlund played at leas 50 games, and he made the most of it.