What It Means:

Following that, the Montreal Canadiens announced the two sides have mutually agreed to terminate Semin's contract. This frees up the 31-year-old to pursue other opportunities in Europe.

Semin was a regular healthy scratch for the Canadiens and was not given much playing time when he was in the lineup, with an average time on ice of 12:20, over five minutes less than his career average. He recorded just four points (one goal, three assists) in 15 games.