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The Montreal Canadiens have been desperately searching for help on the wing, and they seem to have found a player that could fit the bill.
The Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract (2015-16) with free agent forward Alexander Semin.
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) July 24, 2015
Alex Semin, 31, was recently bought out by the Carolina Hurricanes, and had been actively seeking to stay in the NHL, admitting that he'd accept a one-year deal.
We'll have more news as this develops.
Update: Marc Bergevin not only found a quality winger, but he found him for a basement bargain price of only $1.1M
Contrat de 1,1M $ pour Alex Semin. #canadiens
— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) July 24, 2015
Essentially this is a low risk, high reward signing that comes with an incredibly low price tag. Fantastic work by Marc Bergevin, who has been working the phones all summer trying to find a skilled winger to help alleviate the current scoring woes.