TSN: Mete requests trade from Habs

[Treb]

Apparently he's unhappy on the taxi squad and have asked for a trade. What do you think is his value ? I'd let him go for a prospect of similar age or younger and or a pick depending on the upside. Mete right now is a no.5 to no.7 depending on the team and I see maybe a top4 upside in his prime. A physical 3rd line winger or a younger defenseman that would be playing in the AHL this season but with similar upside (questionnable top4 upside) would be a good trading of assets. Mete can improve your brigade right away, but dont expect him to post many points even if he looks like he could.

Nitpicking, but he is the spare D on a 22-man roster, not on taxi squad. He would need to clear waivers to be sent to the taxi squad and his cap hit would be buried.

 

[McJedi]

habs don't need any more picks. they have 14 next summer. They aren't giving him away for a 2nd. Just can't see it - and definitely not, insulting offers like 3rds or 4ths. that's idiotic

They wouldn’t get more than a 2nd and I doubt they’d get a high 2nd either. He doesn’t have that kind of value. Makes more sense to hold him. Mete isn’t a valuable chip right now. Why trade him when his value is low.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

If he were to be traded, he would be able to return a 2nd round pick.
I don't see the habs trading him this year though.

 

[HuGo Sham]

They wouldn’t get more than a 2nd and I doubt they’d get a high 2nd either. He doesn’t have that kind of value. Makes more sense to hold him. Mete isn’t a valuable chip right now. Why trade him when his value is low.

agreed. but i think bergevin would be looking for a young, under-performing forward back. habs can't take on salary - thus, they couldn't take Virtanen back for instance

 

[McJedi]

If he were to be traded, he would be able to return a 2nd round pick.
I don't see the habs trading him this year though.

That’s a guess. Don’t see many guys moving for 2nd rounders lately. Especially guys that have become stagnant and have such a minimal NHL track record. Maybe a late 2nd. Maybe less. Which is why Montreal shouldn’t deal him.

 

[nbwingsfan]

habs don't need any more picks. they have 14 next summer. They aren't giving him away for a 2nd. Just can't see it - and definitely not, insulting offers like 3rds or 4ths. that's idiotic

A 2nd would be great value for him. What exactly do you think #6/7D are worth?

 

[Captain Mountain]

A 2nd would be great value for him. What exactly do you think #6/7D are worth?

Depends on the 6th/7th D. Regardless, the point is that there really isn't any reason for Montreal to move him at all unless the ask was ridiculous.

 

[glenbuis]

Victor mete and a 2021 2nd round pick for drake batherson and a 2022 5th round pick .

 

[Habs10025]

Montreal have no reason to trade Mete.

 

[Nick Slafkofield]

Victor mete and a 2021 2nd round pick for drake batherson and a 2022 5th round pick .

Did ottawa give up on Batherson or something?

 

[glenbuis]

I wouldn’t say gave up . Was on fourth line and apparently they considered scratching him . Just throwing it out there .