I actually see Benson a lot like Klefbom. Hella good player held back by injuries. Luckily the injuries he get are freak injuries that are rare and not something that usually leads to reoccuring injuries. He isn't a fragile player like Pitlick, just unlucky like Klefbom was.
This seems like a reasonable breakdown of it all. To me Pitlick became heavily injury prone because of his style of play. I love the player, but man does he ever play like a wrecking ball out there. We thought Hall was bad with the reckless play he played, but I think Pitlick's style is even worse. The thing is that its a very effective style if you can play healthy, but the risk of injury is also much higher.
To me Benson doesn't play a high risk game. He isn't afraid to lean on guys and engage physically, but he's not the type of player to go running around full speed trying to throw checks. He's a much more cerebral player that will engage physically to shield pucks, win puck battles, or separate guys off pucks but he's not a huge hitter or a reckless player.
Here's to hoping once he is healthy that he can have a long healthy season. The talent is there to become a good 2nd/3rd line playmaking winger/centre.
