2/26: The Predators have officially announced the signing.
2/25: TSN’s Pierre LeBrun reports that the Predators will announce a one-year, $1MM deal with Fisher tomorrow. The pro-rated deal will only cost Nashville around $225K to bring back their former captain for one last run at the Stanley Cup. Fisher has been working out with the team since the initial report last month and no doubt will be ready to go when he gets his first chance to again take the ice.
1/31: In probably the most surprising turn of the season, Mike Fisher is set to come out of retirement and sign with the Nashville Predators for the remainder of the season.
Fisher hung up his skates in August after deliberating for much of the offseason, calling it the “hardest decision” he’d ever had to make. The 37-year old center captained the Predators all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals last season, after a successful regular season which saw him record 18 goals and 42 points. The Predators have brought in both Nick Bonino and Kyle Turris since then to try and fill out their center depth, and adding Fisher now will make them an impressive group.
Just recently, Predators’ GM David Poile admitted to Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic that he would like to make an addition up front, though a big splash didn’t seem likely. With Fisher back in the fold, the Nashville forward group can be matched up with anyone in the league, at least when healthy.
There is no exact timeline yet on when Fisher will be ready for game action, but his contract must be signed and added to the roster before the February 26th deadline in order to be eligible for the playoffs. Depending on how well he’s kept himself in shape since retiring, it could be even sooner than that. No financial details have been released yet, but the contract is expected to only be for the rest of 2017-18.
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Legend!!!!
That Ottawa alumni game probably lit that fire inside of him to get back and compete. He still has gas left in the tank. Go get it…
“Dear Gavin,
That is Mr. Underwood to you.
Sincerely, the country music community
That’s a stupid comment to make. So you’re saying because Carrie is more popular than Mike is, he’s gotta be relegated to “Mr. Underwood”?
Sarcasm or not, it’s stupid to even say.
There’s two Justin Uptons in baseball
Dude relax it’s just a joke
Doesn’t matter if it’s a joke or not. He’s a well respected hockey player, so he can carry on his name instead of being known as “Carrie Underwood’s husband”
Hmm is her name Carrie Fisher?
CubsRule08 stop being a little baby. I’m sure Mike Fisher would see it as a joke as well. Perhaps a name change for you is in order. CubsDrool08
Kelly Clarkston is huge around the Globe while her husband is a hockey player that outside the US and Canada no one has ever heard of.
CubsDrool08 chill man it’s the same joke about Tom Brady’s wife who makes way more money than he does. Tom Bundchen
Nashville is overloaded with centers. They’ll have Johansen, Turris, Bonino, Sissons, Jarnkrok, Watson & Fisher who all can play center. Granted several of them can play wing, but that is still a lot of depth down the middle
You can never have too much center depth
Will he get the “C” back?
Negative all the captain’s will remain the same, Fisher will still be relied on for his leadership just won’t have a letter