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Charlie Coyle, Nino Niederreiter, Marcus Foligno injured

By Nic Hendrickson

DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 24: Charlie Coyle
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 24: Charlie Coyle /
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Minnesota Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher announced the team will be without three key members to their squad. Charlie Coyle, Nino Niederreiter and Marcus Foligno all have injuries.

The Minnesota Wild will be without three key forwards. Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher announced that Charlie Coyle, Nino Niederreiter and Marcus Foligno are all out with injuries.

Coyle, 25, suffered a fracture to his right fibula. He has already underwent successful surgery. This injury has forced Minnesota to place Coyle on LTIR (long-term injured reserve).

Coyle has two assists in three games this season. He was an important part of the Wild forward corps last season, scoring 18 goals and registering a career-high 38 assists for a career-high 56 points.

Niederreiter, 25, suffered a high ankle sprain. He is expected to miss a minimum of three weeks. However, this is the type of injury that can resurface and takes a good deal of time to completely heal.

Niederreiter signed a five-year, $26.25 million deal with the Wild on July 30. This is a byproduct of his career year in 2016-17. Niederreiter scored 25 goals and added 32 assists, both good for career highs. The 2016-17 season was the third consecutive season with 20-plus goals for Niederreiter.

Foligno, 26, suffered a facial fracture. While his injury sounds the worst, he is the one that is likely to miss the least amount of time. Foligno could miss as little as one week of action with his injury.

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Foligno is a new addition to the Wild roster. He spent the first 347 games of his career with the Buffalo Sabres, scoring 49 goals and adding 67 assists during his time with the Sabres. He has two assists in three games with the Wild so far in his first season.

While Foligno is relatively easy to replace in the bottom six, losing Niederreiter and Coyle for an extended period of time are big losses for a Wild team that are favored to challenge for the Central Division this season.

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