Foligno stresses importance of tight Wild core

Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty ImagesAll season long, the Minnesota Wild have been a group of players focused on being together. When they were on the ice, there was seemingly wads of connected tissue between each skater, keeping each simultaneous stride in the same direction. This obviously led to enough success that it was a point of conversation at multiple times, and even more so when one of the team’s leaders is in a reflective mood after the team got kicked out of the playoffs.

“I think the positive thing is that no matter what, we built something here this year,” winger Marcus Foligno said. “And I think we have to grow in it. No one in this organization is thinking about…