Habs sign De La Rose to ELC.

[blny]

canadiens.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=714621

[NWTHabsFan]

Will be interesting to see where he plays next year: SHL, AHL or OHL with Windsor. He has been performing well in the SHL as an 18 year old, so that might be the best fit for him next season. The brass will eventually want to get him over to the Dogs to adjust to the smaller ice and NA style game, but he is still young.

Let's get rid of Lefebvre first!

[blny]

I'd like to get him over asap. Get him playing with Vail and Ho-sang. Get him used to banging bodies on the smaller ice, and get him into a conditioning program to add muscle.

[seventeen]

I guess he's not limited to juniour as all CHL picks are. I'm not sure which is best for him. He'd get more ice time and be more dominant in Juniour. Hamilton really isn't much of an attractive place for a kid from Europe to come to, also. Those would be my concerns. I definitely think he should come to North America, though. He has to get used to the smaller ice surface and to the environment. The language shouldn't be a problem, but more practice on it doesn't hurt.

[blny]

Apr 14, 2014 14:48:17 GMT -5 seventeen said:

I guess he's not limited to juniour as all CHL picks are. I'm not sure which is best for him. He'd get more ice time and be more dominant in Juniour. Hamilton really isn't much of an attractive place for a kid from Europe to come to, also. Those would be my concerns. I definitely think he should come to North America, though. He has to get used to the smaller ice surface and to the environment. The language shouldn't be a problem, but more practice on it doesn't hurt.

I don't think there should be any rush to get him to Hamilton. Give him a year with some hungry kids in Windsor. Vail, Ho-Sang, and Johnson are good players. Vail is a Habs prospect. He turned 20 in March, but can still play junior next year if I'm not mistaken. His bday wasn't early enough in the season.