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Wild lose Folin for at least three weeks after Labanc hit (Video)

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ST PAUL, MN - JANUARY 12: Christian Folin #5 of the Minnesota Wild looks on during the first period of the game against the Montreal Canadiens on January 12, 2017 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

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Last night, Minnesota head coach Bruce Boudreau said “it didn’t look good” when d-man Christian Folin was rammed into the end boards by Sharks forward Kevin Labanc.

Boudreau was right -- it isn’t good.

Folin will miss at least the next three weeks with an upper-body ailment, the club announced on Monday. The news comes just hours after the Wild’s big 3-1 win over the Sharks, one in which Folin exited in the first period (and in which Labanc got two minutes for boarding).

The play in question:

An undrafted free agent out of UMass-Lowell -- there was quite a bit of clamoring for his services following his sophomore campaign -- Folin has been in and out of the Wild lineup over the last few seasons, spending time with AHL Iowa.

This year, the 26-year-old has played almost exclusively in Minnesota. He has seven points through 44 games, while averaging just under 15 minutes per night.