After last week’s article on Nick Foligno (Maybe It’s Time For a Fresh Voice) and some of the reaction, both in agreement and disagreement — not surprising — I figured it might be a good idea to revisit that, but offer a little more clarification.
First, Let’s Go Back
When I first got interested in writing nearly four years ago, I started with RantSports. It was summer 2015, the Blue Jackets had just acquired Brandon Saad in a blockbuster with the Blackhawks, the hype of Zach Werenski was real as the Blue Jackets took him in that year’s draft with the eight overall pick, and Nick Foligno had officially just been named the sixth captain in Blue Jackets history.