Dolan Gilbert To Serve As Kraken’s EBUG

By Brian La Rose | at September 9, 2026 8:28 pm Last week, Vancouver made a bold bet on Zeev Buium, signing him to an eight-year, $75.04MM extension that begins next season. They did so despite the blueliner only having 76 career NHL appearances under his belt. At a time when new benchmarks are being made regularly, Max Miller of Sharks Hockey Digest wonders if Buium’s new deal could serve as a viable benchmark for Sharks defenseman Sam Dickinson. A 2024 first-round pick like Buium, Dickinson (selected one spot earlier) is also viewed long-term as an offensive defender, although he…