Anaheim Ducks Executive VP/GM Bob Murray announced today that forward Ryan Getzlaf had surgery to repair a fracture to his zygomatic bone. Recovery could be up to 2 months.
Getzlaf has one goal and six assists for seven points in six games played in 2017-18. He has recorded six penalty minutes in those six games.
Murray also said that Cam Fowler is "moving really well," and that the forward's workouts are progressing into lateral movement. Murray won't change Fowler's, but he is seeing a positive response.
Murray also spoke of Ryan Kesler, saying he is making good progress. "He had to learn how to stride again," Murray said. "He's working his butt off." Kesler's timeline remains the same.
Fowler has a goal and an assist for two points in seven games this season. Kesler has not played an NHL contest this season, but recorded 22 points and 36 assists for 58 points in 2016-17
"It's hard to remember [an injury] with such elite players," Murray said. "Important people out of your lineup. No one will feel sorry for you."
Ryan Miller has agreed to sign a two-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks, the team announced Saturday.
Terms of the goaltender's contract were not released by the team, but TSN reports Miller's deal is worth $4 million.
The Ducks also signed defenseman Cam Fowler to an eight-year contract extension through the 2025-26 season. Fowler will receive $52 million over the life of the deal, the Orange County Register reported.
Miller, 36, won the Vezina Trophy as a member of the Buffalo Sabres in 2010 and ranks 19th all-time in NHL history with 358 victories.
The 14-year veteran is 358-262-73 with a 2.61 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage in 709 career games.
Miller entered the league as a fifth-round draft pick of the Sabres in 1999 and spent his first 10 1/2 seasons with Buffalo. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues during the 2013-14 season and signed with the Vancouver Canucks as a free agent the following season.
Last season with the Canucks, Miller posted a subpar 18-29-6 record with a 2.80 GAA and a .914 save percentage over 54 games.
Fowler, 25, was a first-time All-Star with the Ducks last season after totaling a career-high 11 goals and 28 assists (39 points) in 80 games. He spent his first seven NHL seasons with Anaheim, totaling 45 goals and 172 assists (217 points) in 494 games.
"Cam Fowler is the type of player we want here long term," Ducks executive vice president and general manager Bob Murray said. "He has the obvious skill set, but also tremendous character and a drive to succeed. As good as he is, he's not yet in his prime years, so we know the best is yet to come."
Anaheim went 46-23-13 (105 points) to win the Pacific Division and finish third in the Western Conference last season. The Ducks advanced to the Western Conference finals before being eliminated by the Nashville Predators in six games.
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ANAHEIM, CA - Anaheim Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler has a sprained knee, and the club has recalled top prospect Shea Theodore from the San Diego Gulls, the Ducks announced Monday.
Fowler was injured in the first period of Anaheim's 4-2 victory over Philadelphia on Sunday. The Ducks will determine his recovery time later in the week, but he isn't expected to be on their three-game road trip beginning Tuesday in Calgary.
The 20-year-old Theodore has 16 points in 27 games with the Ducks' AHL affiliate in San Diego. He was recalled earlier this season, but has yet to make his NHL debut.
