The 2014-2015 season was the best one of Nick Foligno’s career as an NHL player. Throughout the campaign, Nick went from one of the team’s likable, hard-working pieces to the leader of the entire squad. Nick Foligno is truly a man of the people, and it’s easy to see why. One of the best things to come out of the NHL All-Star Weekend was this blooper real of both Foligno and hot-shot Ryan Johansen (as well as some other people):
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVGY4H4Lysk]Seeing as he’s one of the most likeable guys, what did y’all have to say about him? I posed the question to Twitter, asking #CBJ goers to describe his season in a single word. So, what did the Twitter-verse say?
@RockmanHalo who
— Yari (@Yarideki) July 21, 2015
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsSigh. What about actual Blue Jackets fans?
@RockmanHalo hawt
— Tyler (@ProjectPsion) July 22, 2015
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@RockmanHalo sexy
— Seth-A-Million (@Sethy_Vee) July 21, 2015
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@RockmanHalo Breakout.
— Union Blue Soldiers (@TheUBSoldiers) July 21, 2015
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That’s more like it! From the end of Game 4 all throughout the last winter, Foligno has been pushing for an image that’s above a simple mantra of grinding and hard work. How much different was the 2014-2015 stretch from his previous years?
When Foligno broke into the NHL for a full season in 08-09, he managed to play 81 games with the Senators. In that campaign, he went 17-15-32, shooting at an 11.7% clip. In 09-10, Foligno only played 61 games and dropped to 9-17-26, falling to a 10.8% shooting percentage. In his last two years with the Senators, he was consistent; going 14-20-34 and 15-32-47, respectively. Jump now to ’13-’14, where Foligno now is a solid performer on the Jackets. In his first (near) full year with the club, he plays 70 games and scores 18 goals, 21 assists and shoots at an astounding 16.2%, with a shot total at 111. Last year Foligno takes 71 more shots and increases his shooting percentage to 17% even.
@RockmanHalo unsustainable;)
— SB (@Sam_Blazer) July 21, 2015
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Hey! Be optimistic. Foligno might have been a little…well…
@RockmanHalo Fortuitous
— DKM Hockey (@DKM_Hockey) July 21, 2015
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…lucky in the last season, but I don’t see it sincerely attributable as that. Foligno is coming into his own; he’s a ripe age of 27. A bit later than Chicago’s big two, sure! But developing none-the-less.
@RockmanHalo oh shoot that's not a word. uh…. uh….
precaptainly?
— Matt (@zekebud) July 21, 2015
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@RockmanHalo Foligno-ey
— Ben Fuchs (@BennyNoJet) July 21, 2015
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Aside from his play on the ice, Foligno also excelled at the other important part to becoming the captain of the Union Blue: being a character in the eyes of the fans and the media. It’s definitely no accident that Foligno was picked the captain, and the wonderful thing about the 6th one in the Blue Jackets franchise is that unlike the last one, he speaks! He shares opinions! He’s made himself more than a just a bunch of stats on paper, and he’s won over pretty much everyone.
@RockmanHalo Balls.
— Beardy (@derdrache) July 21, 2015
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Even Ken.
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