The Montreal Canadiens have placed defenceman Mark Streit on unconditional waivers.
This transaction will allow for a mutual contract termination, and Streit will be free to pursue opportunities elsewhere should he wish to continue his hockey career.
Brought in during the off-season to replace the power-play contributions of Andrei Markov, Streit was never able to have much of an impact on special teams from the start of the pre-season through the two games he dressed for, and his lack of speed at five-on-five made him too much of a liability to be used in any other situation.