UPDATE: After not making the trip to Boston to face the Bruins after Saturday’s game, the Montreal Canadiens announced that Victor Mete will be out a minimum of two weeks with an ankle injury.
Mise à jour médicale – Victor Mete: blessure à une cheville. Absence prévue: minimum de deux semaines.
Medical update – Victor Mete: ankle injury. Expected to be out for a minimum of 2 weeks. pic.twitter.com/KSat53Kvfo
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) December 2, 2019
After coming together with a Philadelphia Flyers player early the second, Victor Mete skated slowly back to the bench, then headed to the locker room. The Montreal Canadiens have announced that he will not return to the game.
Habs announce Victor Mete won’t return today (lower-body injury).
— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) November 30, 2019
The defence has had a rough go of it this season, and especially recently. Losing a member of the top four isn’t going to help matters, so hopefully he won’t be out long.
In the interim, it will be a real trial by fire for Gustav Olofsson, who now gets bumped up to play more significant minutes in his Canadiens debut. He and Ben Chiarot will be tasked with keeping a tough Flyers team in check for the rest fo the afternoon.
[Previous] UPDATE: Mete will miss at least one more game.
Victor Mete not traveling to Boston. Will be evaluated further.
— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) November 30, 2019
