Victor Mete took a visit to Claude Julien’s office at the end of a Canadiens practice. That’s where and when he heard the news.
It was much different from the one he got in October of 2017, where he was told he’d be with the team past the nine-game threshold and ride shotgun with All-Star defenseman Shea Weber. But the 20-year old seemingly took Julien’s orders, an assignment to the American Hockey League’s Laval Rocket, in stride.
“I want to play,” Mete said. “[The Canadiens] know how much I want to play and how much I can benefit from this.