Claim: A total of 32 players were terminated in the 2016-17 NHL season.
Evidence: A team and player may mutually agree to terminate a player's contract at any time. Thomas Vanek Chris Higgins Brad Stuart Fedor Tyutin Mason Raymond Eric Nystrom James Wisniewski Dennis Seidenberg Lauri Korpikoski Matt Carle Barret Jackman Jared Boll David Rundblad Antoine Vermette Ben Johnson Nathan Gerbe Mason Raymond Calle Andersson Nicklas Grossmann Jakub Nakladal Axel Blomqvist Matt Carle Matia Marcantuoni Gregory Campbell Jonathan-Ismael Diaby Dan Girardi Francois Beauchemin Simon Despres