Confirmed with Link: Leafs sign Victor Mete.

[stickty111]

Is it though?

Yes. Marlies D was bunch of players who are terrible. Now they have 2 players at least that are good players on that level.

 

[Nylander88]

Marlies D wasn’t very good last year. Now it’s better, plus depth.

It really is this simple lol and people are cheesed for some reason
Jordie Benn at 35yrs of age will fill the role of #7 Dman. Nothing wrong with these moves

 

[Pinto]

Man can the servers get back to what they were before yesterday? I still see users I have on ignore for some reason.

I’m rather enjoying the no ads, myself.

 

[stickty111]

If Mete was 6 foot 5, the reaction would be different.

 

[Fogelhund]

Is it though?

So you didn’t watch the Marlies much last year?

 

[All Mod Cons]

Anyone' know the point of this?

If Mete was 6 foot 5, the reaction would be different.

If Mete was a 40 goal scorer, the reaction would be different.

 

[Dragao6]

Remember when he was a top 4 d men lol with the habs

 

[stickty111]

So you didn’t watch the Marlies much last year?

I doubt half the fanbase knows who the Marlies are. Not meant for anyone just general point

 

[All Mod Cons]

If Mete was 6 foot 5, the reaction would be different.

If he was a 40 goal scorer, the reaction would be different.

 

[capfit9]

If Mete was 6 foot 5, the reaction would be different.

if my grandmother had wheels she would have been a bike

 

[Bomber0104]

If Mete was 6 foot 5, the reaction would be different.

Obviously.

And if he was he wouldn't be a dumpster dive 1yr/750k a year player

 

[Tuna99]

That's what im saying...

Sens fan here - he’s not an offensive guy really at all. He’s strong for a small guy and solid on his skates but he doesn’t skate through the neutral zone with the puck. Hes kinda just there

 

[AustonMarner]

Depth on D is a waste of time? Something tells me you don't know the Toronto Marlies. I'm guessing Dubas watches more games than the entire fanbase with the reaction of the fans.


DEPTH ON D

The Toronto Mar-whats?... ummmmm please this is just my opinion but...

might as well try Hollowell or Niemela as your 8th, 9th depth defenseman type if through multiple injuries the team may need a player like Mete as your "Depth guy"... at least this way, you know what you have in your players... sometimes guys just need a chance... remember vegas first year?.. imho Mete is just not worth the contract spot...

I hope the leafs never need to use him on the roster next season...

 

[stickty111]

I’m rather enjoying the no ads, myself.

I can live with ads if I don't see the irrational users that I blocked long time ago. I miss not seeing the over 250 I blocked

 

[AustonMarner]

Marlies D wasn’t very good last year. Now it’s better, plus depth.

Hope that's all it is

 

[Warden of the North]

Nobody will lose their minds.

Nobody cares.

People will lose their minds that we had someone claimed.

It won't have anything to do with Mete

 

[stickty111]

The Toronto Mar-whats?... ummmmm please this is just my opinion but...

might as well try Hollowell or Niemela as your 8th, 9th depth defenseman type if through multiple injuries the team may need a player like Mete as your "Depth guy"... at least this way, you know what you have in your players... sometimes guys just need a chance... remember vegas first year?.. imho Mete is just not worth the contract spot...

I hope the leafs never need to use him on the roster next season...

If they don't like him later, they can get rid of him no problem. Lets get to October before complaining about minor moves that mean nothing.

 

[Stephen]

Well Marlies already have 5-9' 170 Mac Holloway right shooting Dman on the Marlies who is a Mete clone almost.

So Leafs are doubling down on players of similar size and statue.

Holloway was a former Soo player so its obvious why he is in the organization, but Mete played with Mitch Marner in London so maybe Mitch put in a good word.

What is a little humorous irony with this signing is that this is now already the 3rd former Ottawa Senator from 2021-22 team along with Adam Gaudette and Matt Murray this summer that Leafs have stolen away in hopes of their organization getting better, from a team below them that doesn't want these player because they want to get better.

Silver lining being Leafs are saving a lot of travel cost for pro scouts when you do your shopping from Ottawa.

Do we still have Duszak at the AHL level? We just have an overstock of guys who could be Torey Krug one day, but probably won't be. Then you get into the prospect pipeline and there are a lot of guys like that too...

 

[pentaguyy]

one of the worst defensemen statistically but I bet Dubas has some super secret column in his excel sheet of giga-advanced stats that says if you play him on the left side on thursday's and right side on monday's, but only for 11 minutes per game exactly... this is a good deal.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Always wondered why we never drafted him in the first place.

 

[AustonMarner]

It really is this simple lol and people are cheesed for some reason
Jordie Benn at 35yrs of age will fill the role of #7 Dman. Nothing wrong with these moves

But the truth is, Mike Babcock wanted a team like Dubas is trying to build now and he was scoffed at and fired so it seems to me that this recent change in philosophy re: type of team to ice is another late move by Dubas to realize what a "playoff" hockey team should be like...

Is it to late for Dubas... I'd say he has two years to win the cup or it's bust...

If they don't like him later, they can get rid of him no problem. Lets get to October before complaining about minor moves that mean nothing.

Who's complaining... its a message board for discussion lolol thanks gor your amazing, worthwile, positive feedback though

 

[Mess]

Do we still have Duszak at the AHL level? We just have an overstock of guys who could be Torey Krug one day, but probably won't be. Then you get into the prospect pipeline and there are a lot of guys like that too...

 

[Stephen]

I thought they liked Rubins...

 

[LeafGrief]

Marlie.

Holy smokes I remember watching the London Knights go for that Memorial Cup with Marner and I remember thinking Mete's skating was just otherworldly. I also thought he couldn't do shit all with the puck when he had it, but oh boy he looked like he was skating on clouds with jet engines under them. So, so smooth. I think I actually told my dad to come have a look at this kid go.

Real good example of how unrealistic the hype can get. Never cared that we didn't draft him, but it's kind of fitting that he spends some time here after all that was made out of him. Rightly or wrongly, he was used to bash Hunter for YEARS.

 

[aingefan]

Day two dinner time.
Right on cue.