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The Predators on Monday signed Mike Fisher to a prorated contract worth $1 million, officially signaling his return to the active roster.

Fisher had to be under contract by Monday in order to be eligible to play this season. His remaining cap hit is $215,054, according to CapFriendly.com. There are no signing or performance bonuses attached to his contract.

Fisher is expected to debut this week during the Predators’ four-game road trip, which starts Tuesday against the Winnipeg Jets (7 p.m., Fox TN). Predators coach Peter Laviolette said Monday that "there's a good chance at some point this week" that Fisher will play.

Fisher projects as the Predators' fourth-line center, at least to start. It's a role that would best serve the team and his particular skill set. He preferably will play limited minutes at even strength as a defensive specialist and contribute on special teams when needed.

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"He's here to do whatever he can to help this team be successful," Laviolette said. "We're moving along at a pretty good clip right now. He's another piece to the puzzle.

"He's not going to come in and all of a sudden play 22 minutes and be on all the speciality teams. He'll come in and he'll work his way in just like everybody else. From there, you play the game accordingly based on what's going on in that game. We'll figure that out on the way."

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Mike Fisher through the years