https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/121/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/whats-going-on-with-filip-gustavsson-podcast/The boys dive in to find out what the Wild's crease might look this season, along with some really fun Minnesota Wild trivia.19629Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/rasmus-kumpulainen-can-take-the-next-step-in-finland/Rasmus Kumpulainen is one of the Minnesota Wild’s sleeper prospects and has the potential to contribute to a Stanley Cup team. Kumpulainen signed his Entry-Level Contract (ELC) with the Wild last March and is ready to take the next step.       The Wild need to develop Kumpulainen into a second...19628Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/javon-bullard-poised-for-plenty-of-work-as-a-rookie/The Green Bay Packers don't love to throw rookies, even top-100 picks, into the fire. So it's impressive that the team listed two rookies as starters on their unofficial depth chart before this weekend's preseason game against the Cleveland Browns.   Green Bay's unofficial depth chart, which is a...19627Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/fabers-extension-highlights-wilds-commitment-to-the-blueline/The Minnesota Wild and Bill Guerin completed a significant transaction when they signed star defender Brock Faber to a long-term contract extension. The University of Minnesota product will be a cornerstone for years to come and is already a vital player. We've already discussed Faber's contract e...19626Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-08-06/Locks MLB (1 Unit) Baltimore Orioles/Toronto Blue Jays Over 8.5 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 6:07 PM CT on MASN2   These teams have gotten into some slugfests recently, including against each other, and I think we see another tonight given this pitching matchup. The past 8 meetings between these...19625Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/is-this-the-year-that-green-bays-undrafted-free-agent-streak-comes-to-an-end/Shortly after the NFL draft concludes every year, teams scramble to sign players who did not hear their names called during one of the seven rounds. With teams competing to sign the same pool of players in such a short timeframe, these players are often offered multiple contracts and have to decid...19624Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-showing-interest-in-trading-for-patrik-laine/Well, the NHL offseason was supposed to be done and everyone was set to head to their cottages without having to think about hockey until training camp rolls around. For the Minnesota Wild, though, they might still be looking to make some moves in the month of August.       According to multiple...19623Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/olympic-ant-and-notbuaydubs-on-drke-v-kndrick/Chelanga and Dylan discuss the Olympics, transphobia, and Kobe before tacking on an old chat with Yearner Herzog @notbuaydubz about the Kendrick/Drake beef and surprisingly still relevant Wolves talk before the NBA Draft. Make sure to buy your Slomosexual T-Shirt at jakesgraphs.com/cnd with the Pr...19622Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-may-become-a-victim-of-their-own-success-on-the-o-line/Moving on from David Bakhtiari this offseason was a difficult but necessary move for the Green Bay Packers.   Bahkitari was a fan favorite and well on his way to a Hall of Fame career before injury complications took the last few seasons from him. While No. 69 might get another chance elsewhere,...19617Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/jordan-love-is-looking-dangerous/Lambeau Field was almost full on Saturday night when the Packers hosted their annual Family Night event. The Packers ran a practice for their fans to come and watch, and the stars were on full display.   Jordan Love sat out the first few days of training camp awaiting a contract extension, and th...19616Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-08-05/Locks MLB (0.75 Unit) Minnesota Twins ML @ Chicago Cubs (-115; Odds via Caesars): 7:05 PM CT on Bally Sports North   The Twins bats really woke up over the weekend against bad pitching from the other Chicago team, and tonight they’ll see perhaps the most volatile starter the Cubs have. They c...19614Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-prospects-perform-at-world-junior-summer-showcase/That's Wild         The calendar has turned to the month of August and that means that hockey is barely happening. But, thank goodness, we have a couple goings-on during the summer and one of those things is the World Junior Summer Showcase -- where various countries suit up some prospective ta...19613Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/charlie-stramel-wont-be-a-bust-if-the-wild-are-patient-with-him/The Minnesota Wild can turn Charlie Stramel into a dependable player by slotting him alongside Rasmus Kumpulainen and Rieger Lorenz. By doing so, they would show Wild fans the new and improved version of the GREEF line that featured Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Foligno, and old friend Jordan Greenway....19612Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-08-04/Locks MLB (0.75 Unit) Byron Buxton Over 1.5 Total Bases (-110; Odds via DraftKings): 1:10 PM CT on Bally Sports North   If Rocco doesn’t start Buxton today, I’ll be calling for him to be thrown in jail by the end of the day. The Twins center fielder (or DH, I don’t care, get him in this game)...19610Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-08-03/Locks MLB (1 Unit) Toronto Blue Jays/NY Yankees Over 9.5 (+100; Odds via DraftKings): 12:05 PM CT on MLB Network   Just like last night’s 13-run slugfest, I think today’s game has plenty of potential to get over despite a couple of big-name pitchers starting. When Jose Berrios starts on the r...19606Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/jordan-loves-madden-rating-is-too-low/Football fans debate Madden ratings every year, especially among the quarterbacks. It's a fun tradition, but it's important to remember that these numerical designations are just for a video game.   On Friday, the Madden team announced its ratings for quarterbacks. Jordan Love came in at an 81 ov...19605Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/da-beauty-league-is-da-best/Are you missing hockey? This offseason has been years long with the Minnesota Wild not making the playoffs. If you’re okay watching other teams, June was full of the Stanley Cup Playoffs followed by the NHL Awards and this year’s entertaining NHL Draft. July was free agency, which was slightly mor...19603Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/packers-debut-new-look-helmet-in-icy-white-uniforms/Even though the Green Bay Packers have one of the most iconic uniforms in American sports, they introduced a new alternate uniform they will wear this year. The most significant change is the new-look helmet that will debut with it.   The Packers posted a video on Twitter modeling their brand-new...19602Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-kent-johnson-dream-is-over/The Minnesota Wild made no secret of wanting to get bigger, faster, and stronger this offseason. Did that happen? Depends on whether 6-foot-2 Yakov Trenin or 6-foot-0 Jakub Lauko being in the bottom-six moves the needle for you.       That wasn't the plan for Minnesota to add size, though. As re...19601Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/are-lauko-and-trenin-an-upgrade-from-the-deweys/The Minnesota Wild reshuffled their bottom six in the offseason. At the trade deadline, they said goodbye to fan favorites Connor Dewar and Brandon Duhaime. To replace them, they traded for Jakub Lauko and signed Yakov Trenin from the Colorado Avalanche.       Trenin and Lauko project to play i...19599Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-08-02/Locks MLB (1 Unit) Toronto Blue Jays/NY Yankees Over 9 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 6:05 PM CT on YES   It seems like whatever weird power outage impacted the Yankees has been resolved, as they’ve averaged 6.5 runs per game since the All-Star break, and their past 7 games overall have flown over...19597Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/does-it-mean-anything-that-doubs-is-the-early-training-camp-darling-again/Training camp has commenced in Green Bay, so it’s time to speculate, overreact, and, most importantly, start preparing for football season. This time of year is a breeding ground for position battles, hype trains, and standout performers you’ve never heard of. While it’s too early to discern which...19595Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/green-bay-should-extend-zach-tom-as-soon-as-possible/The week before the Kansas City Chiefs game last year, a reporter asked Adam Stenavich how he felt Zach Tom was playing in 2023. Tom was coming off a stellar performance against Aidan Hutchinson on Thanksgiving, allowing no sacks or QB hits.   “I think he's been doing a great job,” Stenavich repl...19593Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/could-the-packers-go-outside-the-organization-for-a-backup-quarterback/The Green Bay Packers are built to contend for a Super Bowl in 2024. They are a young, hungry, ascending team that took a step forward much sooner than anyone anticipated last season. The roster is in very good shape after investing at safety, upgrading at running back, and with some players makin...19592Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/dont-overrreact-if-hunter-haight-struggles-during-his-rookie-season-in-iowa/Hunter Haight will begin his rookie season with the Iowa Wild in the AHL. It's safe to assume that he will struggle to produce, much like Caedan Bankier and Mikey Milne did when they transitioned from junior to professional hockey as rookies. The Wild aren't rushing to bring up Haight to play NHL...19589Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000