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Mike Fisher retires again: 'I've milked this cow as long as it'll go'

Mike Fisher is leaving hockey again.

The 37-year-old forward, who came out of retirement in February and helped the Nashville Predators to the brink of the Western Conference finals, announced Saturday that he is hanging his skates up again, this time for good after 18 seasons.

"I've milked this cow as long as it'll go," Fisher said, according to NHL.com. "It's bone dry."

Fisher first retired last offseason after a Predators team he captained lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup Final. But he decided to return early this year, and ended up signing a contract ahead of the trade deadline, making him postseason-eligible.