Fantastic. I've used the term "economical" a couple times this season to describe goaltenders, but I'll use that term to describe Fowler. What I mean by that is he has an economy of movement with which he does not over-extend himself and get out of position. He can do a lot with few movements that I rarely see other defensemen do.Hey Blues fans. How has Cam looked so far. Hope he bounces back. I think the anticipated trade was mentally draining him in Anaheim.
Like someone who can eat minutes and move the puck. So basically just what we need. He hadn't been able to get too comfortable with our schedule of 5 games in 7 days. (Back-to-Back, a day off, game, day off, then another Back-to-Back).Hey Blues fans. How has Cam looked so far. Hope he bounces back. I think the anticipated trade was mentally draining him in Anaheim.
I think economical is the best way to describe Cam at this point in his career.Fantastic. I've used the term "economical" a couple times this season to describe goaltenders, but I'll use that term to describe Fowler. What I mean by that is he has an economy of movement with which he does not over-extend himself and get out of position. He can do a lot with few movements that I rarely see other defensemen do.
He’s not going to wow you on the PP, but he had some really good PP numbers with the Ducks. He’s not a #1, but he can be a minute muncher for sure.Like someone who can eat minutes and move the puck. So basically just what we need. He hadn't been able to get too comfortable with our schedule of 5 games in 7 days. (Back-to-Back, a day off, game, day off, then another Back-to-Back).
Hopefully they can reset during the Christmas break and be can start playing the PP in Faulk's place after that. But, he's doing what we needed right now.
Fantastic. I've used the term "economical" a couple times this season to describe goaltenders, but I'll use that term to describe Fowler. What I mean by that is he has an economy of movement with which he does not over-extend himself and get out of position. He can do a lot with few movements that I rarely see other defensemen do.
Seems like a great example of the ability of a former top-5 pick to adjust their game as they age.That's something he's grown into over time. He was such an elite skater in the earlier stages or for most of his career, but was occasionally guilty of "overskating" rather than maintaining gaps and keeping sound position. Definitely a common thing with young Dman who have been able to do so much with just their feet alone, they want to be everywhere and get there quickly.
Very happy to see Cam off to such a good start, hope he keeps it going.
Seems like a great example of the ability of a former top-5 pick to adjust their game as they age.
Oohhh that’s what it was. I could’ve sworn he was picked top-5, but he was rated that high and fell for some reason.Well he was rated top 5 that year but surprisingly fell to us at #12. Points still stands.
He may have turned out differently if given a more typical development path for a defenseman. There's always been more offensive ability there than he's fully unlocked for the most part. Right from year one he was forced to focus more on the rest of his game. Made the team straight out of the draft and then almost immediately was given top four minutes on a contending club. Never has played a single minute of AHL hockey and didn't even see any sheltering in the NHL as a teenager. Always seemed like the Ducks used him more to suit their needs rather than playing to his strengths. The pairing with Parayko probably is the best balance he's ever had. Monty likely the best coach he's had in at least a decade. Much better situation for him to flourish