{"id":26471,"date":"2018-04-03T22:13:35","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T02:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=26471"},"modified":"2018-04-03T22:13:35","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T02:13:35","slug":"anaheim-ducks-cam-fowler-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/04\/03\/anaheim-ducks-cam-fowler-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Anaheim Ducks Cam Fowler And John Gibson Injured At Crucial Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td-page-header\">\n<p class=\"entry-title td-page-title\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/ducks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anaheim Ducks<\/a> announced that top defenseman\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/fowleca01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cam Fowler<\/a> is sidelined for two to six weeks with a shoulder injury. Fowler will be evaluated in about a week to determine the severity of the injury and his official recovery time.<\/p>\n<p>This announcement also included goaltender\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=gibsojo02,gibsojo01&amp;search=John+Gibson&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Gibson<\/a>, who is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-page-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">INJURY UPDATES:<\/p>\n<p>Defenseman Cam Fowler suffered a shoulder injury against Colorado and is out for 2-6 weeks. <\/p>\n<p>Goaltender John Gibson, who suffered an upper-body injury against Colorado, is day-to-day.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnaheimDucks\/status\/981227535831744513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 3, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Cam Fowler, John Gibson\u00a0Injured With Little Season Left<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Both injuries occurred\u00a0during Easter Sunday&#8217;s win against the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/avalanche\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colorado Avalanche<\/a>. Fowler\u00a0took a hit from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/comeabl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blake Comeau<\/a> along the boards in the third and did not return.<\/p>\n<p>Gibson, however, did not start the second period after being run over by Avalanche&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/landega01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gabriel Landeskog<\/a>. Gibson was coming off being named the NHL&#8217;s No. Three Star of the Week.<\/p>\n<p>While Gibson could return soon, the loss of Fowler is deemed more severe to affect the Ducks playoff push.<\/p>\n<p>So far this season, the intimidating Canadian scored eight goals and 24 assists for 32 points. He also added a relatively\u00a0low 28 minutes in penalties. His possession numbers were 48.5 percent Corsi\u00a0and a relative Corsi of 0.3.<\/p>\n<p>Over his eight-year NHL career,\u00a0he has put up 53 goals and 196 assists for 249 career points in 561 career games. He was originally drafted by the Ducks in the 1st round, 12th overall of the 2010 NHL draft.<\/p>\n<p>Coach <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/carlyra01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Randy Carlyle<\/a> commented on his plan to counteract these injuries in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/ducks\/video\/postgame-report-carlyle\/t-277437084\/c-59498903\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">post-game interview<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to have to probably move some [defensive] pairs around a little bit&#8221; Carlyle states &#8220;There will be some mix and match on the backend, more so than to say we&#8217;re going to put one guy in and he&#8217;s going to take Fowler&#8217;s spot.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What This Means for the Future<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Ducks have picked up the pace since their initial struggles early in the season. However, they have to fight for every point in these last few games to guarantee\u00a0that coveted\u00a0playoff spot. These injuries will create a large defensive gap that may stall the Ducks effort. Although already <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\/2017\/12\/30\/injured-anaheim-ducks-look-whole\/\" target=\"_self\">plagued\u00a0with injuries<\/a> throughout the season, the Ducks have managed to adapt well.<\/p>\n<p>Players like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/holzeko01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Korbinian Holzer<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/welinan01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andy Welinski<\/a> will be expected to step up during this time. While <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/berrare01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reto Berra<\/a> has been recalled from San Diego on an emergency basis, he will likely take over the back-up duties. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/millery01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Miller<\/a>\u00a0is expected to take over the starting goaltender role.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"i7AVsju0QiB3s8GPsNdY3g\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/908506526\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'i7AVsju0QiB3s8GPsNdY3g',sig:'YghRuNl8im1j8ldbwxMkz0Zvk6mNE70DAWcUoIXdPWk=',w:'594px',h:'452px',items:'908506526',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Anaheim Ducks announced that top defenseman\u00a0Cam Fowler is sidelined for two to six weeks with a shoulder injury. 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