The Habs are set at center with the addition of Poehling and Suzuki, although Suzuki might be better as a playmaking wing, They need a dependable L Dman. Mete is too fraguile as well sa inept both offensively and defensively. The Bruins and Bolts (among others) will devour him up and spit out the remains.. Nor is he capable offensively. He's dispensable, as is Hudon. I'd gladly trade both of them for one sec2nd rounder.
Jeez.... I get the reality that our LD talent is thin.... But to claim Mete is worth a 2nd at this point? That just silly, short sighted, and woefully premature.
Kid is only just turned 21, and has earned 120 NHL games already, despite being undersized & playing a position that normally takes longer for players to adjust to as NHL pros.
Of the entire 2016 draft class, only 12 players have played more games, 9 of them 1st Rd picks (11 picked ahead of him)... Of that, only 3 of them Dmen (including Sergachev).
Mete may well prove to be not good enough as a top 4 Dman for a cup chasing team, time will tell.
But at this point, his play only suggests much greater things to come.
Trading him for anything short of a huge overpayment would be plain stupid.
He's got Rafalski-type upside (who, at the same age, was 5 years away from even making the NHL), and this in an era far more conducive to smaller, skilled Dmen.
