I like Max's personality... he seems to be a really popular character in the locker room (unlike the sour faced Comtois). He also brings the size and compete that our team desperately needs. Unfortunately, he is just so frustrating because he just hasn't been able to put it all together and find his scoring touch... he needs to go to Beleskey's shooting coach for help. He also gets plenty of injuries every year, and he isn't a pugilist, so it limits him to be more of a hustle/effort guy and less of a true nasty power winger.
I wouldn't mind an extension if it is very team friendly, super cheap like a 2 years x1.5M type of deal, but I can totally see Verbeek moving on from him. I just hope that if we do, that it's for a decent return and because he is eyeing a real upgrade and not planning on adding another Leason type like Zohorna. I haven't checked UFA for powerforwards but I think Trenin might be available and he's shown more production (although he hasn't been the same since he got pummeled a few times in his recent fights).