Prospect Info: 2024-25 Ducks Prospects

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Maxim Massé, RW, Chicoutimi Saguenéens (Anaheim Ducks)​

Despite earning the Mike Bossy trophy in his draft year last season, Maxim Massé still struggled to establish his skills and cement himself as a top-50 NHL prospect. He ended up at 54th on our board, and the Anaheim Ducks picked him up at 66th.

He had a tall task ahead of him heading into his draft-plus-one — to cement himself as a leader on a young team and take charge. And so far, that mission is looking to be a major success.

A high-end shooter with strong board-battle and net-front mechanics, Massé has fully leaned into his combination of aggression and power down low to retrieve and protect pucks, drive inside contact and push to the net. Those tools — the goal-scoring and physical mechanics — are starting to look less like by-default adaptations to his lack of pure foot speed, and more like foundational staples of his game.

With six goals and three assists in four games — and points in all of them — Massé’s offensive takeover has been immediate. But the way his strengths evolved from byproducts of his weaknesses to true core elements of what makes him special has been a treat to watch.

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Massé suffered an ankle injury on Thursday and he will miss several weeks.
 

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