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Vancouver Canucks · center · age 26

Max Sasson scouting report

Overall
45.4
Position rank
93rd / 195
Cap hit
$1M
Expires
2027-28 UFA
Value verdict
Fair
Model value
$1.45M

The Vancouver Canucks center carries a 45.4 overall, 93rd of 195 rated centers, which is roughly league-average for regular NHL minutes.

His best component is finishing at 78, with penalty killing (1) trailing the rest of his game.

He surged from 36.6 in 2024-25 to 44.8 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 2-season card history.

The contract, $1M through 2027-28, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $1.45M is within $448K of what he is paid.

His cap hit is the 14th-largest on the Vancouver Canucks NHL roster and uses 1.0% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $15.8M in cap space.

Component ratings

ComponentRating (0-100)
Offense43
Defense47
Play driving44
Finishing78
Power play7
Penalty kill1

Career line

SeasonTeamGPOverallWAR
2025-26VAN6644.80
2024-25VAN2936.6-0.1

Other VAN centers by rating: Elias Pettersson (70.9), Marco Rossi (66.2), Filip Chytil (45.2), Akil Thomas (29). See the full Vancouver Canucks cap sheet.

How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.