News broke on Wednesday morning that Alexander Semin would once again be benched for Thursday's game versus the Arizona Coyotes.
Therrien says he met with Semin this morning, explained to him he won't play tomorrow and what he needs to do to get back in.
— u0410rpon Basu (@ArponBasu) November 18, 2015
#Habs Therrien says Semin's areas of improvement have to do with adjusting to the team's system and the pace of his game.
— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) November 18, 2015
Semin was a healthy scratch from October 27 to November 14 and missed a total of seven games.