The New Jersey Devils placed forward Dainius Zubrus on unconditional waivers Wednesday for the purpose of terminating his contract.
Zubrus was due to make $3.1 million in the final year of his contract, according to war-on-ice.com.
"It's always hard. He's been here a number of years and he's been a good contributor," Devils general manager Ray Shero told NJ.com. "He's a big boy. We had a good conversation and said he understands. It's not the easiest part of the business, but these are decisions you sometimes have to make."
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