The Columbus Blue Jackets have made a massive trade, ending an era – the team has traded captain Nick Foligno.
Foligno has been dealt to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the latest deadline move for the Blue Jackets.
TOR trades a first and two 4ths for Nick Foligno and Stefan Noesen. Though SJ
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) April 11, 2021
Columbus got a 1st round pick in 2021 and a 4th round pick in 2022 for the captain.
TRADE: We’ve acquired forwards Nick Foligno and Stefan Noesen in a multi-team trade with Columbus and San Jose. #LeafsForever
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— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) April 11, 2021
Foligno was brought in on July 1, 2012 in a deal for Marc Methot and promptly signed a three year deal with the team. Over the next decade for the Blue Jackets, Foligno would score the winning goal for the franchise in their first ever home playoff win.
He was named the captain of the club in May 2015.
In total, Foligno played 599 games for the Blue Jackets. He scored 142 goals, notched 192 assists, racked up 466 penalty minutes, and scored 21 game winning goals for the club.
Foligno’s measure on and off the ice cannot be expressed, and he goes down as the most successful captain of the club, leading the team through its greatest stretch of on-ice success in franchise history.
And he could always come back.
Looking ahead here, but there’s a very good chance Nick Foligno will re-sign with #CBJ this summer as an unrestricted free agent.
— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) April 11, 2021
Thank you for the time, cap.