By Velgey -
News of Folin’s surgery broke earlier this week, and it was also just announced that Scandella had a successful surgery performed on his hip. Although it hasn’t been confirmed from the news available, it seems likely that the surgery is related to his injuries from last season. Those of you that suspected he would need a follow up operation deserve a cookie. Some other injuries are expected to be revealed in the coming days.
Wild News
Wild's Marco Scandella undergoes successful hip surgery
MN Wild defenseman Marco Scandella underwent successful hip surgery on Tuesday afternoon. He is the latest name in the list of Wild players that played injured in the Western Conference quarterfinals against the St. Louis Blues.
Wild defenseman Marco Scandella has hip surgery - StarTribune.com
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