One of the first assessments given by Ducks Coach Randy Carlyle during training camp was that his pupil, defenseman Cam Fowler, could reach another level and that he hasn’t reached his potential. Fowler laughed when asked whether Carlyle expressed that to him in the off-season.
“That’s the first time hearing that,” Fowler said.
There is probably more of an unspoken understanding between Fowler and Carlyle in their reuniting this season. Fowler vowed to improve over the off-season, mainly to gain confidence and have more of a shoot-first mentality.
It’s shown after the season’s quarter-pole mark.