Doug Wilson BDE

Why would you buyout Melker?

Bibeau isn't NHL ready

Because it saves the Sharks $1.3M. There is no reason to pay him $2M when you have cheaper players that can do what he can.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL. Bibeau has been playing for the Cuda for 3 seasons. He has nothing left to prove there after winning a crap ton of game. If you said Korenar, I would say "okay, maybe" but Bibeau is certainly ready for the NHL. Try again and do better.

But why wouldn't you just trade M. Karlsson? You don't have to buy him out

Bibeau had a .904 sv % last season, That's definitely not going to get better in the NHL, probably under .900

Melker would have been traded a long time ago if anyone would take him. But he's bad, very bad and at $2M no one wants him. Bibeau had a not great season, but the Cuda were very bad defensively also. His body of work over the last three seasons is enough to give him a shot at the NHL level, and will likely do well enough as a backup, certainly about as good as Dell, for $1M less.

Korenar is a better option than Bibeau

4 years younger and had a better sv % under the same defense

What you are saying about Melker is not true at all. He got 16 points and is a great Pker. Seems fine for 2 mil