Player Discussion Victor Mete: Part II

[26Mats]

best AHLer in NHL

Boo

 

[Runner77]

Gif, orYouTube please. o

Since you specifically asked for Y/T as one of your options, here it is:

 

[Adriatic]

Love the kid, just don't like his usage.

 

[Runner77]

Has this guy just won at life or what? Look at that smile.

 

[Bee Holder]

It was then that we all realized that the true "Mete's first goal" was about the friends we made along the way

 

[sandviper]

Since you specifically asked for Y/T as one of your options, here it is:

Weber looks like the happiest and proudest dad around.

Has this guy just won at life or what? Look at that smile.

He must have been grinning really hard now that his goal was the game winner.

 

[DangerDave]

Still can't believe it. Time to finally retire the old avy and make way for this gem.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Mete just needed his cousin to play and help him get his 1st goal.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Has this guy just won at life or what? Look at that smile.

Good kid! There is more available offensively from him IMO. He's only 21 and there is room to grow

 

[MD thaivuN]

I dont know what people saw that was so different in his game. He looks the same as he did in his first game to me. Great skater, can move the puck well, but no real impressive vision, average shot at best...plays a good position game in his own end.
This was from his first games here....127 games later, same report.

evem his first NHL goal is the same way he always scored in the AHL and OHL. Kid pretty much matured his game early.

 

[DangerDave]

Good kid! There is more available offensively from him IMO. He's only 21 and there is room to grow

I think 5 goals, 25 points is a real possibility this year. He's looked good

 

[Habs Halifax]

I think 5 goals, 25 points is a real possibility this year. He's looked good

I think so too. He has been a bit unlucky with the goals. And I also think his role increases as he gains confidence. 25 pts is not a far reach for him. If he gains momentum with his confidence, he could hit 30+. Only 7 games but he is on pace for 23.

Contract year too.

 

[Frank the Skank]

The fact that he finally got this monkey off his back can only mean great things for the entire team going forward...

 

[beowulf]

Glad he finally got his first NHL goal. Still feel he will ultimately be a solid second pairing dman for the Habs.

 

[Seb]

That goal shows his true place is at center

 

[Censored Toad]

That was a pretty solid goal,

 

[sandviper]

I know Suzuki deserves some credit also, but I’ll post it here since I don’t think Mete will have nearly as many goals in future...



But for fun, let’s just remind these two that this dude scored twice more than they did combined in one night

 

[Andrei79]

I think 5 goals, 25 points is a real possibility this year. He's looked good

That would be pretty darn good.

 

[26Mats]

That would be pretty darn good.

He's only 1 year and 4 months older than Quinn Hughes.

I hope we're patient with Mete. He's not as comfortable offensively now as I think he has the potential to be. He's always said in interviews, and his mother was on tsn690 yesterday and also said, that he's concentrating on the defensive side of the game.

I think once he gets that diwn, he'll start to think more about how to improve offensively. I often see him get into a good position in the ozone, but he ends up looking like a stay at home dman that who gets into that positon once in a blue moon. I think this is because of lack of reps practicing those situations, not because of a lack of talent.

We'll see. But I hope we don't trade him for a veteran LD. We should focus on trying to contend on the future.

 

[Fixxer]

 

[The Great Weal]

He's only 1 year and 4 months older than Quinn Hughes.

I feel very confident saying that Mete will never be as good as Hughes offensively.

 

[26Mats]

I feel very confident saying that Mete will never be as good as Hughes offensively.

Nor Erik Karlsson.

 

[26Mats]

I think 5 goals, 25 points is a real possibility this year. He's looked good

From all his interviews, it just doesn't sound like he's focused on his offensive game. He's like 95% focused on the defensive side. Perhaps when he feels the d side is 2nd nature, he'll put the work and thought into his offensive game to make it better.

When he gets into an offensive situation it often looks like he hasn't thought in advance of what moves and fakes he'll do in different situation. he looks like he's there for the first time, rushes a shot or pass so he can then rush back to his post on d.

I'm not expecting numbers offensively this year. Though I think the potential ability might be there.

 

[ECWHSWI]

I feel very confident saying that Mete will never be as good as Hughes offensively.

yeah but he's only 1.5 years older you know...

 

[26Mats]

yeah but he's only 1.5 years older you know...

Good point, we do need to let him develop. It may not be his first year in the league like Hughes. But he's young and developing. Let's not rush to judgement until he's had proper development time. Excellent point.