After starting the season off 1-7-2 through their first 10 games, the Anaheim Ducks are flying anything but straight. They shipped out core guys like Francois Beauchemin, Matt Beleskey, Emerson Etem and Kyle Palmieri in the off-season and brought in guys like Carl Hagelin Anton Khudobin, Chris Stewart and Shawn Horcoff, but as the team sits at the bottom of the barrel in the Pacific Division with just four points, it’s evident that the Ducks are in need of a change.

According to Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun, Ducks GM Bob Murray gave head coach Bruce Boudreau his vote of confidence Friday night when he responded to certain members of the media, asserting that it’s not the coach’s fault for the team’s horrid start to the 2015 season. Let’s be honest… the clock is ticking on both Murray and Boudreau.

Garrioch also reported that;

“The word is Murray is trying desperately to make a roster move before somebody gets fired. We’ve been told he’s listening to offers for defenseman Cam Fowler but will only consider a move to an Eastern Conference team and will want a boatload in return to make that deal happen.”

Should Devils GM Ray Shero try and connect with Murray and attempt to work out a trade with the Ducks?

The general consensus amongst Devils fans would be no, especially if the Ducks are only willing to move Cam Fowler for the said ‘boatload’ asking price. With Adam Larsson, Damon Severson, Eric Gelinas, Jon Merrill, Seth Helgeson, Raman Hrabrenka and Steve Santini in the fold long-term, the Devils are set on young defenseman, but can you truly really have enough of anything in the NHL?

Not only does the 23-year Cam Fowler fit the Devils rebuilding plan like a gem, but he can be a true a difference maker back on defense. He’s coming off back-to-back season in which he recorded over 35 points from the blue-line and he’s just starting to enter the prime of his career. The last time the Devils had an offensive defenseman capable of posting that many points in their prime was during the days of Brian Rafalski and Scott Niedermeyer.

Another added bonus is that Fowler is owed just $4MM per year through 2018 and won’t be a free-agent until the 2018-19 NHL season. Imagine a long-term top four defensive core of Cam Fowler, Adam Larsson, Damon Severson and Steve Santini with guys like Eric Gelinas, Raman Hrabrenka, Seth Helgeson and Jon Merrill competing for the top-six spot? That’s quite appealing if you ask me.

Fowler was also a member of the United States National Development Program from 2007-2009 alongside Devils right winger Kyle Palmieri and Devils head coach Jon Hynes. It’s no secret that both Hynes and Ray Shero are very high on the USNTDP program, and since Fowler has had success in the past with Jon Hynes at the helm, the Devils might be inclined to bring him in.

This is all just speculation, but Fowler in black and red sure sounds good.

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