Tag: Mike Fisher

Mike Fisher Is Heating Up

After a disappointing start to the 2011-12 season, Mike Fisher has found his form this January.

Analysis: Mike Fisher has tallied thirteen points in twelve January contests this year. Compare that with just fifteen points in his twenty-nine games prior to his January hot streak and you can see why he is such a hot commodity in the fantasy world right now. Fisher is available in over half of fantasy leagues across the country and he is going fast.

Fisher is a reliable source of goals, assists, ice time and shots on goal for a lower tier center. However, his biggest strength recently has been his power play points. Fisher has six power play points this month which has turned him into a nice little five to six category fantasy performer. We all know he can score twenty plus goals each year but his plus/minus is finally starting to make the difference, especially this past month. In addition to Fisher, Nik Antropov is another center I would seriously consider picking up at the moment. He too is finding his groove over the past couple of weeks and is showing no signs of slowing down.

Mike Fisher To Nashville Boosts Value

Mike Fisher goes from Ottawa who are minus 62 in goal differential to the Nashville Predators who are plus 15 in goal differential. Mike Fisher owners rejoice, the best is yet to come.

Analysis: Mike Fisher leaves an awful team and hopefully for fantasy owners his minus 19 rating on the year as well. He is available in about forty percent of leagues and if your in need of a center and Peter Forsberg is not available you need to strongly consider what Fisher brings to the table. The only thing that has prevented him from being owned in every league is the Ottawa defense and goaltending which have allowed the second most goals in the NHL.

Projection: It’s still too early to pinpoint how well Fisher will fit into Nashville’s system but we do know he shoots a ton, get a lot of ice time and won’t hurt you in the plus/minus category anymore. Expect about 15-20 points the rest of the season as Fisher will help the Preds try to chase down Detroit for the central division crown.