Montreal secured some forward depth on Wednesday, agreeing to terms with Jacob De La Rose.
De La Rose, 22, was taken 34th overall at the 2013 draft and has appeared in 64 games for Montreal over the last three seasons. He had a nice debut for the club in ’14-15 -- appearing in 33 regular-season contests, and 12 playoff games -- but has since spent the majority of his time in AHL St. John’s.
That might not be the case moving forward, however.
De La Rose’s deal is worth $725,000 (per TSN) and, importantly, is of the one-way variety. There could be more opportunities at forward next season. Montreal has already said it’ll pass on bringing back UFAs Brian Flynn and Dwight King, and it’s unclear if the club will get a deal done with Alexander Radulov.
It’s also unclear what GM Marc Bergevin plans to do with Alex Galchenyuk, who’s been the subject of numerous trade rumors.