After cracking the Montreal Canadiens' line up last season, the expectations for Jacob de la Rose this year were sky high.
Even with the signings of Alex Semin and Tomas Fleischmann, it was expected that the young Swede might claim a spot on the fourth line alongside Torrey Mitchell and Brian Flynn.The resurgent play of Devante Smith-Pelly and the outstanding play of Semin and Fleischmann made de la Rose expendable at the NHL level.
So rather than let him waste away in the press box, he was re-assigned to the St.