Canadiens assign Victor Mete to AHL’s Rocket

Montreal Canadiens defenceman Victor Mete (53). (LM Otero/AP)

Sportsnet Staff November 29, 2018, 12:32 PM

The Montreal Canadiens have sent defenceman Victor Mete to the AHL’s Laval Rocket.

Les Canadiens ont annoncé aujourd’hui que le défenseur Victor Mete a été cédé au Rocket de Laval dans la Ligue américaine.

Canadiens assign defenseman Victor Mete to the AHL's Laval Rocket.#GoHabsGo

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) November 29, 2018

You could see this coming. Habs in a roster crunch with Byron coming back, and Mete needing some seasoning. Claude Julien speaking soon.

— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) November 29, 2018

Mete has skated in 23 games with Montreal in 2018-19, registering four assists. The 20-year-old made his NHL debut last season, tallying seven assists in 49 contests.

I don’t think it’ll be long before Mete returns to the Canadiens. Hope is that some time with Joel Bouchard—and a steady role as a top dman in Laval—get him back to being the player we all know he can be. He’s not far off, anyway.

— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) November 29, 2018

Montreal’s blue line was bolstered earlier this week with captain Shea Weber returning from injury.

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