{"id":103972,"date":"2021-04-11T17:51:29","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T21:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=103972"},"modified":"2021-04-11T17:56:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T21:56:01","slug":"report-toronto-maple-leafs-acquire-nick-foligno-from-columbus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/04\/11\/report-toronto-maple-leafs-acquire-nick-foligno-from-columbus\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Toronto Maple Leafs Acquire Nick Foligno From Columbus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/bluejackets\/\" target=\"_self\">Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a> parted ways with their captain today, trading <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/foligni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Foligno<\/a><\/strong> to the Toronto Maple Leafs. TSN&#8217;s Frank Seravalli reported first. Elliotte Friedman reports the Leafs also acquired Stefan Noesen from San Jose as part of this deal, and shipped out a first-round pick and two fourth-round picks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hearing the Toronto Maple <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Leafs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Leafs<\/a> have traded for Nick Foligno.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/frank_seravalli\/status\/1381363243239768066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TOR trades a first and two 4ths for Nick Foligno and Stefan Noesen. Though SJ<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/1381364944424304643?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Nick Foligno Traded<\/h2>\n<p>The Blue Jackets have officially thrown in the towel on making the playoffs in 2020-21, shipping out Foligno today. The versatile forward&#8217;s point totals have dropped since his high of 2014-15, but he has been an important member of the team since his acquisition from Ottawa for defenceman <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/methoma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marc Methot<\/a><\/strong> in 2012. He had been captain since 2015, filling a void left by the departure of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/nashri01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rick Nash<\/a><\/strong> three years earlier. He doesn&#8217;t have the highest ice time on his teams, but those minutes are full-effort. He can play any forward position and is a regular on both special teams. That should be no different now.<\/p>\n<p>Foligno clearly approved of this deal, as the teams negotiated through his no-move and no-trade clauses. This is a great sign for Toronto as his enthusiasm is really what teams are looking for from Foligno. Don&#8217;t get us wrong &#8211; he still chips in at a 30-35 point pace, as he has for the past three years. But he&#8217;s here, to put it bluntly, to hit people and chew bubblegum. That he can chip in a few goals is just gravy.<\/p>\n<h3>What This Means For The Future<\/h3>\n<p>Foligno won the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/news\/nhl-king-clancy-memorial-trophy-winners-complete-list\/c-287975040\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">King Clancy Memorial Trophy<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/news\/mark-messier-nhl-leadership-award-winners-complete-list\/c-288172778\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Messier Leadership Award<\/a> in 2016-17, so he provides more than the usual boxcar stats. It&#8217;s hard to picture a replacement, exactly, as he is a very unique player. As mentioned, the 33-year old is extremely versatile, though not likely worth his expiring $5.5 million deal. Anyone who looks to sign him beyond this year will have to accept he&#8217;s going to miss a few games. But that&#8217;s the cost of his physical game, and you suspect teams will be willing to pay it.<\/p>\n<p>[pickup_prop id=&#8221;4244&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"BRBa5tGYQOJpRaKXfOG6HA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1231526186\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'BRBa5tGYQOJpRaKXfOG6HA',sig:'5xI03IXdR1X4-vcqZg3WMLkA5zQWcwDduOxllavEkyc=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1231526186',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Columbus Blue Jackets parted ways with their captain today, trading Nick Foligno to the Toronto Maple Leafs. TSN&#8217;s Frank Seravalli reported first. Elliotte Friedman reports the Leafs also acquired Stefan Noesen from San Jose as part of this deal, and shipped out a first-round pick and two fourth-round picks. 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