The Wild might be without one of their best defensive players to open the first round of the playoffs, and it’s all because of a stupid and dumb play in literally the final game of the season.
Just minutes into Friday’s match against the Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild winger was taken out of the game by Kurtis MacDermid by a senseless knee-on-knee collision that only leaves the defenseman looking like a real piece of something.
MacDermid received five-minute kneeing major and a game misconduct. Foligno did not return to the game, and he will be reevaluated before the team hosts the St.