Waived: [MTL] Habs waive Victor Mete

[HabsQC]

I wish him very good luck, he's had his chances here and it didn't work out.

 

[robert ethan]

Buh bye, Mouse.

 

[le_sean]

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

That’s where advanced stats fail miserably. Yeah he’s good when he has the puck on his stick and there’s space to carry through the neutral zone. But otherwise he’s absolutely useless and a complete liability. His expected goals should be zero since he has no offensive game whatsoever.

Comparing him to Devon Toews is an absolute joke. Teams don’t even have to put any pressure on him in their defensive zone. Just let him do what he wants because it’s never going to amount to anything. He’s as weak as a prepubescent boy.

 

[HuGo Sham]

would very surprised if he's not claimed

 

[JeffreyLFC]

I would not be surprised if this one bite the habs in the ass like with Beauchemin.

I could see him develop as top 4 defenseman.

 

[robert ethan]

Mete was worth nothing. Habs have a handful of LD prospects coming along with more upside.

 

[MardyBum]

That’s where advanced stats fail miserably. Yeah he’s good when he has the puck on his stick and there’s space to carry through the neutral zone. But otherwise he’s absolutely useless and a complete liability. His expected goals should be zero since he has no offensive game whatsoever.

Comparing him to Devon Toews is an absolute joke. Teams don’t even have to put any pressure on him in their defensive zone. Just let him do what he wants because it’s never going to amount to anything. He’s as weak as a prepubescent boy.

Great points.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Mete was worth nothing. Habs have a handful of LD prospects coming along with more upside.

Which is terrible asset management. As for the upside such a shitty interpretation. I don't see that much upside with the current LD prospects to be honest.

The way the habs are handled I could honestly see Romanov being cleared on waiver 3 years from now.

 

[Rafafouille]

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

"Please sumarize in one picture just how useless advanced stats are please"


Here you go.

 

[MardyBum]

"Please sumarize in one picture just how useless advanced stats are please"


Here you go.

It does a great job on here just reading the reactions.

 

[LeHab]

Fun little story. Mete needed well over 100 games to record 1st NHL goal. One day a fan brought a sign to Bell Centre "if Mete scores a hat-trick I'll marry my GF". Mete went on to score 2nd and 3rd career goals that evening.

Source: Si Mete comptait 3 buts, cet homme demandait sa blonde en mariage

Google translation: Google Translate

That close call got the fan 15 minutes of fame in local media and if I recall acknowledgment (gift too?) from Mete.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

another habs prospect bites the dust

 

[Demon Wolf]

Great skater. He's definitely an NHL caliber player, there are plenty of teams he would improve the third pairing on.

 

[HabsAddict]

Mete is all skate and no hat...(that makes no sense but it sounds nice)

My constant complaint about him was that he can skate but get's owned in his own end. He's simply not strong enough to stop a normal sized forward, never mind the Dubois and Matthews of the NHL.

Don't care if we lose him. Nor did he have ANY value because nobody would trade for him.

Bye.....

 

[HabsAddict]

Mete was worth nothing. Habs have a handful of LD prospects coming along with more upside.

Guhle is already a better NHL defenseman without playing a minute in the NHL. By next year, Guhle is knocking on the door and by spring, Kulak is sitting in the stands......

Mete is the future Quiz Question.....who was the smallest defenseman to play for the Habs in the New Century?

 

[PettersonHughes]

Since they acquired Merrill, I'm surprised they didn't just trade him back to the Wings but waived him instead. Wonder if he's that bad that even a bottom feeder doesn't even want him (e.g. to serve as Buffalo's #7 D?).

 

[tmg]

Ottawa should add one defenseman they can protect as their third d in the expansion draft and expose Josh Brown as their mandatory defenseman. Because as it stands if nothing changes, they can only protect two defensemen (Chabot and Zaitsev) because Brown would be mandatory exposed (everyone else is exempt or UFA). Might as well fill that third spot with someone. And Mete is arguably someone.

 

[Captain97]

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

You have to remember he came into the league at 19 or 20 and looked pretty good. The reason so many Habs fans had him in such high regard was because we assumed he'd progress like most young players do. Unfortunately he ended up regressing instead.

 

[Stive Morgan]

Still don't understand why we rushed him to the NHL as quickly as we did. Obviously it wasn't gonna work out.

 

[BayStBullies]

Poor asset management to get nothing for him. I don't think he lasts through waivers.

 

[Flyer lurker]

Does this mean Mete and a 1 won't get Sergachev?

 

[Whalers Fan]

Poor asset management to get nothing for him. I don't think he lasts through waivers.

What exactly do you think the Habs could get for him? There didn't appear to be any team willing to part with an asset for him.

 

[Mats26]

Mete is the Blake Lizotte of defensemen. All speed, no bite.

 

[jfhabs]

That’s where advanced stats fail miserably. Yeah he’s good when he has the puck on his stick and there’s space to carry through the neutral zone. But otherwise he’s absolutely useless and a complete liability. His expected goals should be zero since he has no offensive game whatsoever.

Comparing him to Devon Toews is an absolute joke. Teams don’t even have to put any pressure on him in their defensive zone. Just let him do what he wants because it’s never going to amount to anything. He’s as weak as a prepubescent boy.

Totally agree, he stacks good advance stats numbers until he gets outmuscled like a child and the other team as a prime scoring chance.

Or just let him shoot his floater. Easy save for the goalie. Not a playmarker either. Sad, they ruined his developpement IMO, althought some of the blame clearly goes on the player.

 

[Luigi Habs]

People thought Weber, Juulsen, Tinordi, etc. would blossom elsewhere. Wrong. And Mete will never be more than a bottom pairing D in the league. He can have good games offensively, but he can't play defense in this league.