Mete is very intelligent on the ice, hockey IQ in all 3 zones is refined, don't have to speak about his skating cause it's top notch, isn't scared about getting hit, and seems to be a great character on and off the ice.
But I'm glad people finally don't call him an offensive dman anymore. Cause he isn't, and pretty much never was. He's a pure 2-way D.
And that's fine !
Does the job with Weber, can eat big minutes, his short stint in Laval helped him reconsider things.
But we sure need a more skilled dman for the 1st pair to play with Weber, and slot Mete on the 2nd pairing, perfect place for him.
And it's nothing against Mete, I just don't see 1st pairing material, he's there for the same reason Emelin was there when he was with us, we have no one else who can eat minutes without being a liability.