There’s always a risk when it comes to putting players on the waiver wire. Most of the time, there isn’t a general level of value to them as they’re just depth options that can be called up in times of injury. The Montreal Canadiens hoped the NHL would perceive Jacob de La Rose as being such when they chose to place him on waivers after he was healthy enough to return to game playing action.
Unfortunately, he didn’t make it through. There’s a great deal of irony in this situation as it was the Detroit Red Wings who ended up claiming de La Rose for themselves (via Chris Johnston).