Jacob De La Rose didn't play his first NHL game until early February.
Now the 19-year-old Swede is right in the middle of a heated playoff series between his Canadiens and the Ottawa Senators, who played Game 2 Friday night at the Bell Centre.
Stepping on the ice for Game 1 was a thrill for De La Rose, a second-round draft pick in 2013 who got into 33 games during the regular season, putting up four goals and two assists. Getting back out there for Game 2 was just as exciting.