https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/103/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/is-the-zach-bogosian-bubble-bursting/When the Minnesota Wild acquired Zach Bogosian early last season, it felt like they'd cast a player with the right look into the wrong role. If you were a director looking for an actor to fill the part of "Big Shutdown Defenseman" and Bogosian walked in, you'd hire him on the spot.       Sure, h...20436Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/is-kirill-kaprizov-holding-the-wild-together-ep-15/No Justin Wiggins for this episode. Hein and Sims carry this one as they discuss the ugly Minnesota Wild loss to the L.A. Kings, the loss, albeit brief, of Kirill Kaprizov, and how it affected the team the rest of the game. In addition, the dynamic duo recaps the putrid powerplay and penalty kill as...20433Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-11-06-4/Locks NBA (0.75 Unit) Boston Celtics First Half Team Total Over 58.5 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 6:30 PM CT on ESPN   This is about as low a number as you’ll find for the Celtics and a first half, so I’m not able to just leave the discount on the table. There’s good reason why it’s lower, prima...20432Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/lafleur-should-keep-taking-the-ball-to-start-games/Matt LaFleur is a man who loves it when his team wakes up with their pee-pee hot (I think that's the vernacular).   As an aggressive, offensive-minded head coach, LaFleur likes it when his Green Bay Packers start the game off by delivering a punch to the mouth and trying to lean on that momentum....20429Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/gamethread-wild-vs-kings-700-p-m/The visiting Los Angeles Kings have certainly won a whole lot, but is tonight against the Minnesota Wild, their tipping point? A team can only go for so long with a goaltending tandem of David Rittich and Darcy Kuemper, and their lineup appears to somewhat be in flux.       The Wild should come...20428Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-are-finally-bill-guerins-kind-of-team/Over the past three seasons, the Minnesota Wild haven’t been what Bill Guerin has wanted them to be.       Bill Guerin told Jared Spurgeon three years ago that it was “all about winning.” That team set a franchise record with 113 points but blew a 2-1 series lead and lost in six games to the St....20427Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-new-look-newly-named-minnesota-frost-look-to-defend-their-title/The Minnesota Frost are ready to hit the ground running this season after bringing home the inaugural Walter Cup in May. The Frost, one of six Professional Women’s Hockey League teams, are a deeply Minnesotan club in more than just their name.       12 of the 26 players on the roster are Minneso...20426Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/trading-preston-smith-makes-sense-for-green-bays-long-term-future/The Green Bay Packers traded Preston Smith to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.   Smith spent six seasons with the Packers, playing in 91 of 92 possible games and recording 284 tackles and 47.5 sacks. He ranks 11th on Green Bay’s all-time sack list.    ...20425Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/fixing-green-bays-offensive-woes-starts-with-a-fundamental-issue/Well, that was ugly. The Detroit Lions sent the Green Bay Packers limping into their bye week after coming into Lambeau Field and winning a game that didn’t feel as close as the final 10-point margin would suggest. The Packers had an opportunity to take first place in what is quickly becoming the...20423Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/joel-eriksson-ek-is-still-quietly-driving-winning-for-the-wild/The Minnesota Wild are 8-1-2. Their 18 points through 11 games are tied with the 2002-03 and 2006-07 seasons for the most in franchise history. They're getting big-time contributions from their most important players, creating branching narratives. Kirill Kaprizov is one of the best players in the...20420Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/why-is-jordan-love-struggling-to-process-plays/Naturally, as Matt LaFleur took the podium for his usual post-game press conference following the Green Bay Packers’ 24-14 loss to the Detroit Lions, reporters wanted to ask about Jordan Love’s ill-fated pass that Detroit picked at the line and returned for a touchdown.   "How did you assess the...20418Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-11-05-4/Locks NCAA Basketball (0.5 Unit) Bethune-Cookman/Texas Tech Over 143.5 (-110; Odds via BetMGM): 7:00 PM CT on ESPN+   Texas Tech enters the season getting very little national attention, but insiders know what this team is capable of. Analytics sites rank the Red Raiders as a top-20 team, and...20417Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/kaprizov-going-to-get-auston-matthews-money/That's Wild       On Monday's episode of 32 Thoughts, Elliotte Friedman spent some time discussing Kirill Kaprizov. Not his future with the Minnesota Wild specifically and if the team is looking to re-sign him, because of course they are; but it was about specific dollar amounts for his next dea...20416Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-bye-week-is-coming-at-a-perfect-time-for-green-bay/The Green Bay Packers are broken, bruised, and battered as they head into their bye week during Week 10, coming off an ugly 24-14 loss to the NFC-leading Detroit Lions. After losing to Detroit, the Pack dropped to 6-3 overall and 0-2 in the NFC North.   All of Green Bay’s weaknesses manifested in...20415Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-can-the-packers-axe-their-penalty-problem/The bye week couldn't come at a better time for the Green Bay Packers.   Core players like Jordan Love and Jaire Alexander are dealing with injuries, and a week off might allow the team to address some season-long concerns.   Once again, the Packers were their own worst enemy -- plagued by drops...20412Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/a-sloppy-day-exposed-green-bays-biggest-weaknesses/Sloppy. That’s the one word to perfectly describe the game between the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions on Sunday. And I’m not talking about the weather. I’m talking about the product the Packers put on the field in their 24-14 loss. Purely and utterly sloppy.   The game started just fine....20411Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/packers-wilt-on-a-rainy-afternoon-at-lambeau/Well, we learned one thing about the Green Bay Packers on Sunday: They are in no danger of peaking too early. There are so many things to clean up that I’m not sure a bye week will give them enough time.   Stop me if you’ve heard this before: There were a million penalties. There were a million d...20409Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-11-04-4/Locks NBA (1 Unit) Boston Celtics/Atlanta Hawks Over 233.5 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 6:45 PM CT on NBCS-Boston   Keep an eye on the status of Sam Hauser for this game, as he looks like a game-time decision but will be key to Boston scoring at their usual level. The Celtics will be without Jay...20408Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/matt-boldy-plays-overtime-hero-against-toronto/That's Wild       With the game deadlocked at one goal each, the Minnesota Wild and the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs headed to overtime on Sunday evening. To win the game, all it took was some supernatural effort from Jared Spurgeon in overtime to then feed Matt Boldy his game winner....20407Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/green-bays-offensive-performance-tells-us-a-lot-about-the-defense/Last season, the Green Bay Packers entered as the league’s youngest team with a first-year starting quarterback and an overhauled group of playmakers. In contrast, they invested in the defense and expected them to "carry" the offense as they developed chemistry and adapted to the scheme.   The Pa...20404Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/gamethread-wild-vs-maple-leafs-500-p-m/After visiting St. Louis and losing to the Blues by a score of 4-2 on Saturday, the Toronto Maple Leafs are coming up north to the State of Hockey less than 24 hours removed from the defeat. Maybe, just maybe the Minnesota Wild can take advantage to a team on their heels and overpower this top-hea...20403Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/kirill-kaprizov-is-grabbing-the-torch-as-the-nhls-best-winger/We wrote about Kirill Kaprizov's incredible start on Thursday. Still, when a player goes out and drops a three-point night to extend their multi-point game streak to seven... what else can you do but marvel about him all over again?       Kaprizov is refusing to slow down, adding two goals and a...20402Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-11-03-4/Locks NFL (1 Unit) 3-Team 7 Point Teaser (+120; Odds via Caesars)   LA Chargers @ Cleveland Browns +8.5: 12:00 PM CT on CBS   The Browns were rejuvenated last week, finally free from the awfulness of Deshaun Watson, and somehow looking better in all phases. I think they continue that today a...20401Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/pack-face-lions-at-right-place-wrong-time/There are so many reasons to believe the Green Bay Packers are playing the high-flying Detroit Lions at the worst possible time.   It stands to reason that your best chance to keep pace with them on the scoreboard is with a healthy quarterback. Jordan Love is clearly not healthy, but it sounds li...20400Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-red-are-the-minnesota-wilds-red-flags/You can't take October away from the Minnesota Wild. John Hynes emphasized the need for a fast start for his team after coming onto the job mid-season once the Wild stumbled to a 5-10-4 record.       As Banner from "Arrested Development" once infamously read...               Nine games into t...20399Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000