Manatee-X Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 #53 Victor Mete Position: DefenseShoots: LeftHeight: 5' 10"Weight: 165Born: 7 June 1998Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDrafted: MTL 2016 (4th Round / 100th Overall) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted June 20, 2017 Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 Will go to WJC selection camp. Was apparently a difficult cut for them last year but was probably left off the team because of his size. He has the skill though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted June 20, 2017 Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 51 minutes ago, BigTed3 said: Will go to WJC selection camp. Was apparently a difficult cut for them last year but was probably left off the team because of his size. He has the skill though. Ya,,, watched him in the juniors. Liked what I saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 I read a very interesting article about Mete. It included some interesting vids on him and the vids broke down his moves on the ice. There's about 4 vids., and some real good stuff. https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/catching-the-torch/2017/4/5/15148290/catching-the-torch-habs-prospect-highlights-stats-chl-playoffs-victor-mete-sergachev-bitten-juulsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 Has looked better already this preseason than Sergachev did last year imho. Not at all to say he is, or will be, better but if he's playing as well as MS did last pre-season and MS got a tryout stint with the big club last year, what are the chances Mete sticks with the club for at least a 9 game tryout? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 Here's some highlites from his time in London; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 Interesting how Julien compared him with Torey Krug - a player who, under Julien's tutelage - broke into the league earlier than most expected (albeit, 22 vs Mete's 19) and played a significant role when most thought he'd be lucky to make the squad that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noob616 Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 I don't normally get into hyping up 19 year olds in preseason but Mete-Weber feels like something that's so crazy it just might work. In a vacuum he's probably a fringe 3rd pair guy but he and Weber's skillsets complement each other really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs_Hockey_Nutz Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 This kid is the real deal IMHO... and he makes those who play with him better... as exiting an addition as Drouin to a team that needs the injection of youth to push the veterans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyderRocks73 Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 On 9/26/2017 at 3:58 PM, Noob616 said: I don't normally get into hyping up 19 year olds in preseason but Mete-Weber feels like something that's so crazy it just might work. In a vacuum he's probably a fringe 3rd pair guy but he and Weber's skillsets complement each other really well. I think Weber has helped get the most out of a lot of players, a lot of whom turned out to be elite in their own right. Josi and Suter are the two biggest examples for me. And he was the same age as Suter when they were coming up. He's got a Barret Jackman level of influence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramcharger440 Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 AAA talent puck control passing skating and really good at reading whats happening on the ice. but he is small and if stands around looking at the clock too often he will get broken real quick! all that said i really like him he is fun to watch i love how he supports the rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 Definitely would not have bet money on his thread being in this part of the forum at this time of year. Wow. What an impact this kid has made. As BigTed posted in another thread, I wouldnt be surprised to see him supplanted by Schlemko when he comes back, but the kid has definitely earned a good, long look. He's the ideal compliment for Weber... if only he were a year or 2 older, but some players surprise with their maturity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 3 hours ago, maas_art said: Definitely would not have bet money on his thread being in this part of the forum at this time of year. Wow. What an impact this kid has made. As BigTed posted in another thread, I wouldnt be surprised to see him supplanted by Schlemko when he comes back, but the kid has definitely earned a good, long look. He's the ideal compliment for Weber... if only he were a year or 2 older, but some players surprise with their maturity. It'll be tough for Mete... he's the only guy left who doesn't need to go through waivers to go down, so when Schlemko is back, the choice will be between demoting Mete or else risk losing one of Davidson or Morrow or maybe Streit (although I think the Habs really like Streit for some reason). Mete will also have to contend with Jerabek coming back up at some point, as the Habs seem to think he'll be ready later in the year. Personally, I think Mete will get more than 9 games but less than 40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 17 minutes ago, BigTed3 said: It'll be tough for Mete... he's the only guy left who doesn't need to go through waivers to go down, so when Schlemko is back, the choice will be between demoting Mete or else risk losing one of Davidson or Morrow or maybe Streit (although I think the Habs really like Streit for some reason). Mete will also have to contend with Jerabek coming back up at some point, as the Habs seem to think he'll be ready later in the year. Personally, I think Mete will get more than 9 games but less than 40. Assuming that he did play more than 10, but say, your 40 games,,, what would happen to him then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 2 minutes ago, kinot-2 said: Assuming that he did play more than 10, but say, your 40 games,,, what would happen to him then? Burns a year off his ELC and can't be returned to Junior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 26 minutes ago, H_T_L said: Burns a year off his ELC and can't be returned to Junior. Well then,,we might just as well make use of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 For those who might say that Mete may not be able to keep up with the grueling schedule of the NHL, let me remind those people that the OHL has a more taxing schedule than the NHL. Sometimes they play 3 games in 3 nights, and many times they have 3 games in 4 nights. There was at least one instance of the Knights playing 6 games in 8 days.They also travel by bus. Compare that with the NHL where a team might have 3-4 times where they play 3 in 4, and travel by plane the majority of times. NHL teams also have the best people on staff, and room at great hotels. Now,,, who else do we have that can move the puck like him if we send him back? JM2C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 4 minutes ago, kinot-2 said: For those who might say that Mete may not be able to keep up with the grueling schedule of the NHL, let me remind those people that the OHL has a more taxing schedule than the NHL. Sometimes they play 3 games in 3 nights, and many times they have 3 games in 4 nights. There was at least one instance of the Knights playing 6 games in 8 days.They also travel by bus. Compare that with the NHL where a team might have 3-4 times where they play 3 in 4, and travel by plane the majority of times. NHL teams also have the best people on staff, and room at great hotels. Now,,, who else do we have that can move the puck like him if we send him back? JM2C I dont think its as much to do with playing lots of games in a short time & more to do with the level of competition. You skate harder, faster and take much more punishment at the NHL level. In the OHL you are playing against guys as young as 16 years old. Sure there are some 21 year olds too but for the most part the guys over 19 arent playing at the highest skill level or they'd be in the NHL or the minors. I think its tough for us to know if Mete could handle it, but you have to think (hope, at least) our training & conditioning assessment guys will know whether he has a good shot of making it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs1952 Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 1 hour ago, kinot-2 said: For those who might say that Mete may not be able to keep up with the grueling schedule of the NHL, let me remind those people that the OHL has a more taxing schedule than the NHL. Sometimes they play 3 games in 3 nights, and many times they have 3 games in 4 nights. There was at least one instance of the Knights playing 6 games in 8 days.They also travel by bus. Compare that with the NHL where a team might have 3-4 times where they play 3 in 4, and travel by plane the majority of times. NHL teams also have the best people on staff, and room at great hotels. Now,,, who else do we have that can move the puck like him if we send him back? JM2C He's gonna be playing against men, not boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramcharger440 Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 yep and he has done ok so far. lets see what he has i have faith because he is fast very fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted October 5, 2017 Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 Claude Julien hopes the 19-year-old defenceman, who was the biggest surprise at training camp, will remain with the Canadiens for the entire 2017-18 season. “Right now, we’re starting with Victor thinking that he’ll be here all year,” Julien said after practice Wednesday morning in Brossard before the Canadiens headed for Buffalo. “We’re certainly not thinking like: Oh, we might send him back after nine (games to the junior London Knights). I’d rather think positively and I think what he showed in pre-season was very good and if that changes we’ll deal with it then. But right now, I’m planning on having him here for the year and that’s the way we’re all feeling, actually, as a group. So now it’s up to him to continue to show those things that he showed us in pre-season.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted October 5, 2017 Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 Time for the big show kid! I have a gut feeling he is going to be with us all year. I think he's doing to do very very well actually. Of course I may well be wrong & they may send him down in 9 games or less, but its just a feeling. If he does manage to step up and fit properly in the #1LD spot boy did we get lucky. Our whole defense looks better and I think our whole team is better because of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted October 5, 2017 Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 I didn't get to see any pre-season games so just how good did he look with Weber? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuckPundit Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 It's only one game, but looks like he's here to stay. Who would've thought the #2 Dman would be a 19 year old? Only question is how many games can he sustain momentum before exhaustion/injury takes over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walrus_26 Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 3 hours ago, PuckPundit said: It's only one game, but looks like he's here to stay. Who would've thought the #2 Dman would be a 19 year old? Only question is how many games can he sustain momentum before exhaustion/injury takes over? He needs to eat a load more pies before his body is in the shape needed to endure the D-man's regular NHL grind. 165 pounds???? I'm sure Uncle Shea is - genuinely - the best man in the NHL he could have as a provider of on-the-job mentoring and support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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