Thursday, February 10, 2011

Mike Fisher traded to Predators

The Nashville Predators acquired center Paul Fisher from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for a 2011 initial-round pick plus a 2012 conditional write pick, the team announced Thursday.

"We had been seeking a top-six forward and Mike Fisher had been the player all of us set our places on," Predators general manager David Poile mentioned. "He plays playoff-style dance shoes all season extended. He plays around the power play, eliminates penalties, is robust on draws and may match up in opposition to any opposing series."

The Predators necessary help down the center after No. a single center Matthew Lombardi, their valued free-agent pick up last summer, took place just two video games into the season with a concussion and hasn't returned.

Fisher, 25, married "American Graven image" winner and country music star Carrie Undergrowth in July this year.

Fisher has a couple of more years on his deal, along with $4 million next season and $3 million within 2012-13, and also counts $4.two million against the wage cap, a resource told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun.

The forward has 167 targets and 181 helps in 675 regular-season video games, all with the particular Senators. He acquired 14 goals and also 10 assists inside 55 games for your Senators this time of year.

He was the finalist for the actual Selke Trophy because the NHL's top shielding forward in 2007.

Ottawa is following-to-last in the Eastern Conference rankings with 42 items.

Nashville is tied for fifth within the Western Conference.

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