Wilderness Walk: Thank goodness Marcus Foligno is fine

That’s Wild

During Tuesday’s win over the Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota Wild winger Marcus Foligno collided with Owen Tippett and appeared to be in some discomfort heading to the bench. Everyone’s hearts suddenly stopped in panic that the Wild will be losing the key forward for another stretch of time, but fear no longer, head coach Dean Evason made it clear that he’s fine.

The Wild have always been an attractive option for local college free agents, so when they’re suddenly a good team, it makes sense to be in the running for the top-tier free agents that are from here. According to some reports, the Wild is one of just two teams that are considered the frontrunners to sign University of…