Look, Benning wants internal competition and he wants his players to earn their ice time in that kind of environment. He just isn't moving out players and rolling out the red carpet for an unknown quantity. Also, what if Tryamkin comes over, has mixed results and heads back to Russia after a year. Benning isn't going to weaken the team's D for a maybe. If Tryamkin wants to come and play in Vancouver, he's going to have to work his tail off like everybody else.