Alexander Semin has been placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury, Carolina Hurricanes general manager Ron Francis has announced.

The forward has appeared in only 21 games this season due to injury and poor performance and has contributed only one goal and five assists to the club's offensive attack.

Semin is on the Hurricanes' books for three more seasons with a cap hit of $7 million.

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