I’ve been ok with Fowler. He has been up and down and not one of the ones who have been stuck in a black hole like Shattenkirk or Henrique. I think with better offense from the forwards and a better PP will get him going. It’s just been a weird bad season for a lot of players but feel he is battling.
It's interesting you bring up Shattenkirk because if he had his attitude of roaming the offensive zone with the skill he possesses, he'd probably be a 40-45 point player.
I still like him, but he's just kind of a weird mishmash of a player where he's not a true force in two of the three zones while not being a true shutdown guy either. I guess my biases play into it a bit more than I realize with him, but it's frustrating sometimes.
EDIT: At least in past seasons, you kind of saw flashes for a few games to let you know there was still something aggressive within him. Right now, we're not getting anything from him (though I know that's also a byproduct of the team being shit offensively, as you said.)