{"id":798,"date":"2016-09-07T21:44:42","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T01:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=798"},"modified":"2016-09-07T21:56:16","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T01:56:16","slug":"report-mike-fisher-to-become-predators-captain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2016\/09\/07\/report-mike-fisher-to-become-predators-captain\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Mike Fisher to Become Predators Captain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <strong>Adam Vingan<\/strong> of the Tennessean, the <strong>Nashville Predators<\/strong> will name <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/fishemi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Fisher<\/a><\/strong> as their next captain.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Predators will name Mike Fisher as their next captain. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FOCAPup91B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/FOCAPup91B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Vingan (@AdamVingan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamVingan\/status\/773657931950809092?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 7, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>REPORT: Mike Fisher to Become Predators Captain<\/h2>\n<p>Fisher, 36, has spent the last five full\u00a0seasons as a member of the Predators. Coming over from the Ottawa Senators in the 2010-11 season, Fisher has spent four years serving as the alternate captain. He takes over the duties that\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/webersh01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shea Weber<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>left behind, after being traded to the Montreal Canadiens for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/subbapk01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">P.K. Subban<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, Fisher hit the 1,000 game plateau, recording 13 goals and 23 points in 70 games. Adding five goals and two assists in 14 playoff games last year, Fisher&#8217;s veteran contributions were a factor in the Predators reaching game seven of the second round. The Peterborough-native has appeared in 341 games with the Predators, notching 91 goals and 104 assists.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into next season, Fisher will be just one of four 30-year-old players on the roster. That list includes 36-year-old <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/ribeimi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Ribeiro<\/a><\/strong>, 33-year-old <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/rinnepe01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pekka Rinne<\/a><\/strong> and soon-to-be 32-year-old <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/carlema01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Carle<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>With one year remaining on his two-year deal worth $8.8 million, it is expected that this could be Fisher&#8217;s coup de grace in the NHL. At 36, Fisher could serve as a transitional captain for the upcoming season, before passing the helm to one of the core players. Notables are defenseman <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/josiro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roman Josi<\/a><\/strong> and winger <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/nealja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Neal<\/a><\/strong>, both whom are expected to remain as alternate captains for this season.<\/p>\n<h3>Importance to the Franchise<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/fishemi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Fisher<\/a><\/strong> becomes the sixth captain of the team&#8217;s 19 year history. If this is indeed his final season, the next captain would be named for the milestone 20th season.<\/p>\n<p>Back in late June, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/webersh01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shea Weber<\/a><\/strong> was asked who his replacement should be and according to Adam Vingan, the decision was an obvious one.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shea Weber on June 29 when asked about his replacement as captain: &quot;I think they know who it should be.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FOCAPup91B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/FOCAPup91B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Vingan (@AdamVingan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamVingan\/status\/773660562060349440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 7, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fisher became a fan favorite since his arrival in the Music City, back in 2010. While his contributions on the ice were clear as day, his off-ice charitable work didn&#8217;t go unnoticed. Even at 36, Fisher still has something left in the tank and with leadership to go along with it, he&#8217;ll serve as a fine captain for the Predators.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/513919648\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/513919648?et=xf2kTLFbQ4pJFXXxk0dGNw&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=HDyQCdSNr0CFYzwzf4xOXe1Jw4x9Ny3nLlwphsU33IU=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Adam Vingan of the Tennessean, the Nashville Predators will name Mike Fisher as their next captain. The Predators will name Mike Fisher as their next captain. https:\/\/t.co\/FOCAPup91B &mdash; Adam Vingan (@AdamVingan) September 7, 2016 REPORT: Mike Fisher to Become Predators Captain Fisher, 36, has spent the last five full\u00a0seasons as a member of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1425,"featured_media":803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31,34],"tags":[37,330,328,243,38,253,329,254],"class_list":["post-798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-predators","category-news","tag-hockey","tag-james-neal","tag-mike-fisher","tag-nashville-predators","tag-nhl","tag-p-k-subban","tag-roman-josi","tag-shea-weber"],"modified_by":"Ben Kerr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1425"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}