In my opinion it would be assinine to not give leipsic,goldy,granlund,motte,gaunce,hutton and other bubble waiver eligable players a real chance to make a go of it as canucks before ever risking a loss to waivers.I also believe that benning means what he says about "earning a spot" they will get it, even though it may not be given on the opening day roster.Management will need time to assess what they have , what their worth ,could they pass waivers if they had to and overall if they didn't ,how much would that effect depth.I would love to see if anything at most petterson make the team. All others who "earned their spot" be inserted in the line up when injuries occur or making available trades of the players they determine expendable after some evaluation this year.The beginning of the year may be 1 of the safest to waive players as many other teams are in a feeling out process also, but id like to see management take a good look first as many players have put in a bit o extra work over the summer.To have such a strong group play together as a team in Utica for a few months would do wonders to bond and then carry that bond up with them.We will see plenty of youth injected this year why rush it .