Waived: [MTL] Habs waive Victor Mete

[KaseMeOutside]

A Bob Murray special if there ever was one

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Easy claim for a team out of a playoff spot.

Let the guy play and see if you have a player for next season.

 

[PuckNorris]

Pros:
He can skate and carry the puck.

Cons:
No shot (like at all)
Can't play defence too well
Undersized
Poor passer of the puck
Can't anticipate plays

He's a guy you put in the lineup when you have injuries and just need 8 or 9 minutes of nothing.

 

[ole ole]

Remember how Montreal fans were putting mete in every wild trade?

No not really. Will you pull every Wild trade to remind us.

 

[Not The One]

This is the guy that finally got his first NHL goal last year after something like 127 games. Not sure he's helping any team except as cheap depth.

 

[ole ole]

Habs HF fooled us all. Thought this guy was untouchable at one point.

Nice to know your that easy to fool. Look i have an igloo....

 

[del17]

The kind of dman we need, so guarantee we pass.

Time to trade mete was before season started now they need maximum cap

 

[del17]

I wonder if the Wings claim him? At the least he can add some speed to their lineup.

I think they will because he does not do anything particularly well . They likely believe he is a Mantha replacement go from size to shrimp. He may even be a spokesman for their new shrimp on pizza

 

[del17]

I'd be surprised if he made it to them.

Can Canadien fans chime in on why he was waived - presume it's to open up a roster spot for a trade?

Opens a contract spot

 

[GordonGraham]

Minimum wage player on an expiring deal and they could not even get a 5-6-7 rd pick for him, should tell you how much this guy sucks.

can't hit, can't clear from of net, can't shoot the puck, offensive black hole, but he's fast

 

[Breakers]

doubt Anaheim claims
they are 49/50 contracts

Dallas could work with their current contracts and roster
Detroit could work
Columbus could work

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

There was a time where ducks asking for mete for Fowler was a non starter

 

[smack66]

I remember a certain Habs moderator telling me he would be a better player then Matt Grzelcyk.

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

Waive Mete, acquire Merrill

 

[Just Linda]

Mete liked the Instagram post announcing he was put on waivers. Looks like he's excited for a fresh start.

 

[overlords]

Mete liked the Instagram post announcing he was put on waivers. Looks like he's excited for a fresh start.

I'm betting someone picks him up but it'd be pretty funny if he cleared.

 

[Just Linda]

I'm betting someone picks him up but it'd be pretty funny if he cleared.

Him playing with Caufield would be interesting

 

[LeHab]

Wow. This is surprising. I thought Mete was highly regarded in Habs land?

Every prospect is overhyped/highly regarded in Montreal.

 

[pbgoalie]

Pros:
He can skate and carry the puck.

Cons:
No shot (like at all)
Can't play defence too well
Undersized
Poor passer of the puck
Can't anticipate plays

He's a guy you put in the lineup when you have injuries and just need 8 or 9 minutes of nothing.

We can get him and play him with shattenkirk and play Keystone Cops music when they’re on the ice

 

[HockeyVirus]

Leafs will claim him. He will be a free depth D with experience for the playoffs.

 

[BKarchitect]

The hyping of Mete based on some advanced stats from previous seasons is a little out of control. I love advanced stats and neat little graphics and charts but they have to be balanced by what you actually see. Too many people are just throwing up fancy colored charts from Twitter like these are EA Sports ratings.

We often talk about players who have skill and smarts but if their skating doesn’t meet an NHL threshold, it’s all for naught. I think the same can apply to strength to some degree. Mete may be a good transition player with solid offensive IQ but he’s really small and plays really small and doesn’t have any standout qualities compared to high level NHL competition.

I think the Habs front office can be criticized a lot and their handling of Mete may be suspect but the fact that they waived Mete and then gave up a pick (marginal though it is) for Merrill should speak to Mete’s current NHL ability. He’s still got sexiness because he’s “young” and some advanced metrics charts say he should be effective and yet something is clearly holding him back and Jon Merrill - by any eye test - is clearly a sturdier third pairing option than Mete in the spring of 2021. And Merrill is about as forgettable of a defenseman as I can imagine.

 

[SensFactor]

Wow Mete's stock has really fallen....I'm shocked Habs couldn't get a mid-round pick for him at the very least.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Wow, I remember when the Duchene trade was being worked out Mete was considered by many untouchable. I hope a change of scenery flips the script back.

 

[HOPE]

Montreal is gonna regret this

 

[Whalers Fan]

Montreal is gonna regret this

Unlikely. Mete is a "dime a dozen" defenseman.