COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When coach John Tortorella first came to Columbus four years ago, he wasn't sure Nick Foligno could lead the Blue Jackets. Foligno was too nice.
"I basically told him after my first year that I don't think he can be a captain," Tortorella said. "[That] I don't think he understands totally what it takes. I said I'm going to give him another opportunity when the season starts, but I'm going to watch him very closely."
Tortorella's biggest concern: "He's one of the better people I've met in the game. I thought he was just too good a guy.