Mike Fisher

Mike Fisher Shows Wife Carrie Underwood What Being Married to a Hockey Player's All About

In the Nashville Predators' 4-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday, Predators center Mike Fisher got into a normal, everyday scrap with the Ducks' Ryan Getzlaf.

The only problem was, his wife, country singing sensation Carrie Underwood, was in the crowd and she wasn't laughing.

Note: I originally wrote this piece for SportsHaze.com, but technical difficulties have prevented it from posting there. Due to the soon-to-be-dated nature of the piece, I am posting it here instead.

With the Nashville Predators acquisition of center Mike Fisher from the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, the Predators fill a huge need at center.

The lost of centers Matthew Lombardi and Cal O'Reilly have added more than 75 man games lost.

For the record, the Predators have lost 209 man games so far this season and that number will continue to climb.

Shortly after a high-profile wedding last year, Mike Fisher was interviewed in the Ottawa Sun regarding married life and such:

"Mike Fisher plans on being a Nashville resident some day, but he has no interest in giving up his Ottawa address any time soon.

With 18 days to go before the NHL trade deadline, the Nashville Predators acquired forward Mike Fisher from the Ottawa Senators today in exchange for a 2011 first-round pick and a 2012 conditional draft pick.

This is a great move for the Predators. As they now set their sights on the NHL playoffs, the Mike Fisher acquisition gives Nashville fans five reasons to look forward to the rest of the season.

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The Nashville Predators acquired center Mike Fisher from the Ottawa Senators for a 2011 first-round pick and a 2012 conditional draft pick.

The pick in 2012 will be a third-round selection if the Preds make the playoffs this year and a second-round pick if they advance past the first round. 

Fisher had 14 goals and 10 assists in 55 games for the Senators this season and has two more years on his deal with a $4.2 million cap hit. He is winning 48.4 percent of his faceoffs this year.

According to numerous media outlets, the Nashville Predators have added some offensive depth to their team, acquiring veteran center Mike Fisher from the Ottawa Senators.

The deal will see the Senators land the Preds' first-round draft choice in 2011, as well as a conditional draft choice, perhaps as high as a second rounder, in 2013.

There are a number of excuses that could be raised to soften the blow of the Senators' poor start, but you won't read them here.

Seriously, why bother?

Every team encounters adversity throughout a season, but they don't all fail to overcome it as the Senators have.

There have also been a number of quotes from players, coaches and management, all saying the right things—but the words never seem to translate into much improvement on the ice, where it truly matters.

In the NHL, the first line usually gets all the limelight, all the attention. Some people believe that many games are decided by a team's first line's performance. However, that would be one of the most absurd notions ever.

Like most sports, hockey is a team game. The success of a team depends on everyone, from the player receiving the most ice time all the way down to the player receiving the least.

Often, the more unheralded players don't get the attention they deserve in the media and from fans alike.

The Otttawa Senators have always had trouble with secondary scoring. They've tried to fill those holes through free-agency, from within, and now with the acquisition of Sergei Gonchar, they're going to try to revitalize their puck-moving defensive ways of old.