Victor Mete Provides Canadiens with Options

When Victor Mete first joined the Montreal Canadiens in his 2017-18 rookie season, there was as much intrigue as excitement in seeing him play. A fourth-round selection in 2016, he joined the professional leagues after only one more year of junior hockey at 19 years of age. Additionally, he began playing on the Canadiens' top defence pairing with Shea Weber. It was quite the jump for him back then. Quite impressive considering his draft position but understandable considering the Canadiens' lack of depth on left defence at the time. Because of this, Mete was able to play a respectable number of minutes with different veterans on the team. Also, since the Canadiens did not send forth a playoff-calibre