Trade & FA 2024-25:

[LukaMVP]

Maxi was pretty darn good v. LAC.  Healthy, confident Maxi is super useful.  Then he took the spill, and the guy that came back was gimpy, hesitant Maxi.  Gimpy, hesitant Maxi is pretty close to playing 4 on 5.  

Eventually Dr. Jekyll will stay Mr. Hyde all the time.

exactly, a healthy maxi is a good role player, a tough big who provides D and spacing, and such role players are not at all that cheap. maxi's contract ain't a bargain but he's not grossly overpaid either. he was healthy in our WCF run two years ago and in the late quarter of last season, and he looked rather good both times.