***Ducks Sign Fowler to Entry Level Deal***
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jul 28, 2010 12:33 PM PDT
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The Ducks announced today that they have signed their 2010 first round draft pick, Cam Fowler, to a three-year entry level deal. As of this post, no financial details have been reported. UPDATE: Per Eric Stephens' Twitter: "Fowler will make $810,000 if he's in the NHL. 3-yr entry deal includes signing bonuses of 90K for each and team's cap hit will be 900K"
The contract will allow Fowler to compete for a job with the Ducks in the 2010-11 campaign, and projected as a Top 5 pick, Fowler was likely expecting to compete for an NHL job this season. However, as the defenseman turns 19 in December of this year and the CBA equates just 10 games of NHL play with an entire year of RFA experience per section 10.2(a)(A), Fowler may only get 9 starts to prove himself.
CBA 10.2 (a) (A):
For the purposes of this Section 10.2(a), a Player aged 18 or 19 earns a year of professional experience by playing ten (10) or more NHL Games in a given NHL Season, and a Player aged 20 or older (or who turns 20 between September 16 and December 31 of the year in which he signs his first SPC) earns a year of professional experience by playing ten (10) or more Professional Games under an SPC in a given League Year.
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I still think the Ducks have every intention of playing him the nine games and sending him down. It’s a classy move to sign him out of the gate and, presumably, give him a shot at making the team, but we’re not as bad as the teams Fowler thought might draft him and if if the Ducks are lucky enough to have a Top 5 guy without being Top 5 bad, I’m sure they have every intention of savoring those RFA years.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jul 28, 2010 12:39 PM PDT reply actions
He'll get his 9 games,
but probably not even get a real jersey number.
"Abtholoootleee"
by Floyd Gondoli on Jul 28, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey we changed the FOWL shirt to FOWL-er. Dude better make the team. Thats all I’m sayin.
by Newport Rebel on Jul 29, 2010 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
being as good as Brendan Mikkelson is not the same as being good enough to have the Ducks brass make the 18-19 year old year of your life your rookie year. If we’d done this with Bobby Ryan, he would only be one year from free agency, and with him already itching to get out of Anaheim, that would’ve been fugly.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jul 28, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
he would only be one year from free agency
And if the conditioning issues were legitimate, he might have only played 10 games that first year, so playing Fowler for 10 games is losing him for 82 in his prime. Guy’s gotta be Drew Doughty good to make that seem attractive.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jul 28, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
if he can produce, you think he can win the AHL championship when he turns 20?
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jul 28, 2010 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I keed, I keed
I know what you meant. But Doughty was incredible his rookie year and got passed over. If he can be that good i.e. playing solid minutes with modest production as a December 19 year old, then I’d be more than satisfied.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jul 28, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Yea I was merely exaggerating because our D is so weak, I don’t expect the Ducks to keep him up, especially in this system.
it would be a sight to see if he was up, playing Top 4 minutes like Doughty. Even if he wanted out of Anaheim ASAP, we would have a star affordable defenseman for the rest of Getzlaf’s and Perry’s contracts. I’m definitely hoping for it, but he’ll have to impress, not just make the cut. It’s like Sbisa’s situation last year times a thousand.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jul 28, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
because he’s a year younger and hasn’t played in the NHL so it’s hard to give him the benefit of the doubt that Sbisa should have had (though we denied him it anyway). And he was projected to be an elite prospect and a direct impact player, so it’s much harder to squander one year of his RFA. Again, if he doesn’t want to stick around, you have only seven seasons that you can force him to stick around. Why not make them good ones?
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jul 28, 2010 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Anaheim’s not a place to build a career. If you want endorsement deals, they can make you a bigger star if you play in the Atlantic. If you want straightforward money, Anaheim’s usually a budget team, so it’s hard to imagine you’d get your money, and if you do, it’s hard to imagine you’d get your money AND play on a consistent contender. Also, if you just generally want to be a star, hockey’s not top dog in California sports, and you don’t even get the ancillary benefits of celebrity that someone like Sean Avery gets in New York, regardless of hockey’s position in the market. Housing prices, visibility even within the league— there are a lot of legitimate reasons why someone who hasn’t made their money yet wouldn’t want to play for the Ducks.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jul 28, 2010 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, if you just generally want to be a star, hockey’s not top dog in California sports, and you don’t even get the ancillary benefits of celebrity that someone like Sean Avery gets in New York
Thats a shame. I heard Fowler wanted a spot to intern with Vouge.
hey if all you want to do is be famous, being a Ranger won’t make you bigger than being a Knick, but there’s still plenty of notoriety being a Ranger in New York
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jul 28, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he’ll get 9 and get sent down. That’s a pretty big waste of years, unless like it was said, he’s drew doughty good. Also, our D is weak as everyone knows, so hell, maybe he makes it.
I want this damn season to start already. Im tired of watching the nhl channel and knowing what the happens in most of the games.
Goalies are usually a bad example, but the Red Wings generally draft projects or players in free development systems who come to them fully developed. However, when they were a bad team and drafting higher, they brought their high draft picks straight into the league like everyone else.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jul 28, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I honestly hope he plays, but I hoped Getzy, Perry, Ryan, Sbisa would all play too and they kept getting shipped to the Jrs or the AHL!
So I’m hoping he plays, but setting myself up for the fact that he’ll play his 9 games and then be sent off…
giv the kid his shot and if he shows he is nhl worthy than keep him up if not send him down. i rlly doubt he would wnt out of anaheim with a little retooling on the blueline this is still a very good team. he still has to compete with festerling mikkellson salcido mitera etc. alot of young guys
FOWLer. It’s already on the shirts, man.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jul 28, 2010 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Again, how on earth does he take issue with me characterizing him as disgruntled and full of hate?
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jul 29, 2010 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Im not like that…. I just have nothing to type about this time in the hockey year. Please don’t turn into Backcheck Arthur… You’re better than that lol jk
you were like that during the season. you’re always like that. Not sure how me pointing that out makes me backcheck.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jul 29, 2010 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
You act like you run this joint (which you do) but don’t correct everything everyone says or if their opinion isn’t like yours.
that’s the difference. I run this joint. So when you spout out a complete lie, say about Kunitz, the onus is on me to correct you. Unlike backcheck, I wish I didn’t have to.
If the community gets big enough, you’ll never see my on these comment boards again. backcheck gets some sort of sick pleasure out of hanging out in the OC Register boards and correcting people. I do it out of obligation. Get about five hundred of your friends to be regulars here, and you’ll never see me speak below the comment line again.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Jul 30, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I really hope FOWL is not used nearly as much as last season. Granted when it was used it was earned but damn lets have a better year this year.
by Newport Rebel on Jul 30, 2010 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions
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