Cam Fowler’s 15-year career with the Anaheim Ducks organization appears to be ending. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports the Ducks are currently working on trading Fowler to the St. Louis Blues. Friedman later shared that the Ducks are adding a fourth-round pick to the Fowler package while the Blues are sending a second-round pick and a prospect to Orange County. Anaheim is retaining 38.5% ($2.5MM) of Fowler’s contract for this year and next.
Once the trade call is finalized, the Ducks organization will have parted with their longest-tenured player. Fowler was only nine games away from reaching the 1000th of his career with Anaheim but will now accomplish the career mark as a member of the Blues.
Consistency has been the name of the game for Fowler throughout his career. Anaheim selected Fowler with the 12th overall pick of the 2010 NHL Draft and debuted a year later during the 2010-11 season. He finished his rookie campaign with 10 goals and 40 points in 76 contests finishing eighth in Calder Trophy voting.
He’s averaged approximately 38 points a season for the next 14 years and impressively averaged 23 minutes of ice time per game across that timeline. His career CorsiFor% of 49.7% and career on-ice save percentage in all situations of 90.2% show that the Ducks have leaned on Fowler’s two-way play and used him in nearly all situations.
More to come…
