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[Todrick]

Per Anaheim Ducks Official Twitter:

Ducks sign top draft pick D Cam Fowler to three-year entry level deal. Details to come.

[Dark Knight]

Nice, very nice

[TroyLoney]

I like it! Just for clarification - this does not mean he's going to be on the team, correct? He can still play in juniors even though he's under contract with the Ducks?

[DUX714]

Wow!! SOmething to report!! Nice for a change.

[Todrick]

I like it! Just for clarification - this does not mean he's going to be on the team, correct? He can still play in juniors even though he's under contract with the Ducks?

It certainly opens the possibility of him making the team(which I suspect is the point). But Yes, he could still go to Juniors like Sbisa did last year.

[TroyLoney]

Wonder if this has any effect on the Ducks decision to keep Wisniewski?

Visnovsky/Lydman
Sbisa/Fowler
Brookbank/Mikkelson

While that may not be a great defense it would at least be fun to watch to see how the young guys develop.

[HillerGirl]

i guess they are giving him all the tools he needs to make it to NHL as quickly as this season...
now it depends only on what he does and how he does it in the camp.
come on kid! (why do i wanna call him Flower? lol) show us what you've got!

[DuckNewbie]

It certainly opens the possibility of him making the team(which I suspect is the point). But Yes, he could still go to Juniors like Sbisa did last year.

With Fowler it's a little different (better).

If the Ducks send him down before playing 10 games, it doesn't eat a year off of his contract. The contract just slips a year.

(Since Sbisa's contract was "activated" during his time with Philly, sending him back to Juniors didn't save any contract time).

[Todrick]

With Fowler it's a little different (better).

If the Ducks send him down before playing 10 games, it doesn't eat a year off of his contract. The contract just slips a year.

(Since Sbisa's contract was "activated" during his time with Philly, sending him back to Juniors didn't save any contract time).

Right.

But I was just covering the general Idea that YES he could be sent to juniors

[TroyLoney]

I would be surprised if Fowler didn't get the 10 NHL games he's allowed to play before he has to be returned to juniors. Why wouldn't you play him to see what he can do against live ammunition, so to speak? That would give the Ducks until October 29th to decide what to do with him.

[QuackHead]

sweet! ya play him 10 and see how he does against the big boys. Even if he did well, I'd still send him to the juniors for another year. No need to rush him.

[Todrick]

I would tend to agree... unless he does REAL well... Like it's obvious he is a top 4 defenseman well.

[German Rocket #7]

Great. I don't think we would've signed him already if he were not to play with the big boys this season in order to save some $$$.

GO CAM!

[DuckNewbie]

Wonder if this has any effect on the Ducks decision to keep Wisniewski?

...on the other hand, wonder if this signing taking place NOW was done to put some pressure on Wiz? "See, we don't even NEED you. <Pttthtthtt>"

All's fair in love, war, and contract negotiations.



Ok...I'll take off my little tin foil hat.

[Dark Knight]

The Ducks have signed 2010 top draft pick Cam Fowler to a three-year entry level deal on Wednesday in a sign that they intend to fast forward the 18-year-old’s development into an NHL defenseman.

It is also a sign that the club intends to give him a shot to win a job on the blue line this fall. Fowler was snapped up with the 12th selection in the first round of last month’s draft at Staples Center after many evaluators had the smooth puck-moving defenseman ranked in their top five for most of last season.

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[Syko]

VERY Nice!!! Welcome Cam, do well

[CaliforniaFire]

This sounds to be good, indeed. Finally the Ducks have done something.

[RGS_Quack93]

Should the Ducks decide to send him down, can he play in SYR or because of his age is forced to play juniors?

I believe he has to play juniors due to age but I might be wrong.

[DucksDefender10]

Age limit for AHL is 20. So yes he would need to go back to juniors.

[German Rocket #7]

Which is why I believe he'll be with the big boys instead.

[TroyLoney]

Age limit for AHL is 20. So yes he would need to go back to juniors.

Such a stupid rule. It would be like baseball saying you either play in the majors or in high school but you cannot play in the minors until you are 20.

[RGS_Quack93]

Yeah i really dont get the whole age limit thing. It really hurts the players who need that in between level of play to prepare them for the next step up.

Fowler in the juniors would be one of the best players, NHL maybe needs some help. Giving a young player the ability to play in the AHL would allow him to grow as a player and help his development where-as making him play in juniors might not do all that much for him and his next step.

[jjducks]

If I am not mistaken (which I could be), the age limit rule is in place to protect the interests of the junior teams.

[RGS_Quack93]

If I am not mistaken (which I could be), the age limit rule is in place to protect the interests of the junior teams.

Even if so, and you are most likely right, it hurts the more talented prospects. To me Juniors isnt important enough of a league to protect over the individual players.

[TroyLoney]

If I am not mistaken (which I could be), the age limit rule is in place to protect the interests of the junior teams.

That's how I understand it as well, but why should the NHL be cowtowing to the junior leagues? Cam Fowler is now under contract to the Ducks but he won't play for them and they'll have no say in how he's used, coached or developed? That's a flawed system.