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Canadiens sign former 40 goal scorer Alexander Semin to one-year contract

Carolina Hurricanes' Alexander Semin (28) brings the puck up the ice after taking it away from Ottawa Senators' Cody Ceci (5) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Raleigh, N.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Karl B DeBlaker

MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Alexander Semin to a one-year contract on Friday.

Terms of the deal were not immediately available.

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Semin spent the last three seasons with the Carolina Hurricanes.

In 57 games last year, Semin scored six goals and 13 assists.

He was also a minus-10 rating.

The 31-year-old Russian was a first-round pick of the Washington Capitals in the 2002 NHL draft.

Semin spent seven seasons in Washington and scored 40 goals in 2009-10.

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