That's Daniel "Six NHL Teams By 26" Sprong's music.
Tbh I like your logic re Broz. I have more faith in Poulin's ability to hack NHL tempo than you, but Broz has tools and doesn't have the glaring holes that need improving that Puustinen and Poulin too. Of course, it would be easier to vote for him if he hadn't taken a season and a half to figure out the NCAA.
That... words fail me. Pretty much everyone who plays his style gets injured, bar some freaky guys with titanium bones and steel sinews. But his style is about the most valuable going. Dual creators who can play in traffic tilt the ice.
I never paid a whole ton of attention to this year's draft. Was still very bleh on the NHL and didn't really expect us to keep the pick. So I don't really know who I liked from this draft. But I just kind of fell in love with Benson from seeing a few clips and reading a few profiles, then doing some digging. Some of his clips are just the closest thing I've seen to Sid in a prospect.
As for safest... I've been prodding at this, because of the way Poulin was seen as safest when as Pixies points out, some were calling him risky for obvious reasons.
I think once you pass a certain physical and technical threshold - which most prospects aren't entirely over on all fronts - the safest traits are intensity and hockey IQ. Coaches are always going to love a guy who they can trust to bring it. Look at Josh Archibald. Probably the least talented speedster to pass through here in Sully's tenure. One of the smallest too. But he played hard, and based on contract is booked to play in the NHL until 32. More successful than the classic safe big body with okay hands that is Tom Kuhnhackl.
Benson is on Wheeler's list for top 5 most competitive and smartest guys in the draft. To me, that's about as safe as it gets, even if he's on the shorter side and not an amazing skater.
Not sure a lot of people will agree with that, but that's what I see.