https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/125/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/could-the-wild-pull-off-a-surprise-trade-to-round-out-the-roster/The Minnesota Wild signed Yakov Trenin in free agency, a bottom-six, hard-hitting, penalty-killing, defensive forward. Trenin is a redundant presence in the bottom six, which includes Marcus Foligno, Ryan Hartman, and Jakub Lauko.       Minnesota also has young forwards like Liam Ohgren and Mar...19450Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-07-12/Locks WNBA (0.5 Unit) Minnesota Lynx/Seattle Storm Under 155 (-110; Odds via DraftKings): 9:00 PM CT on ION   These are two elite defensive teams, with Minnesota 2nd and Seattle 4th in points allowed, along with 1st and 3rd, respectively, in opponent shooting percentage. And they’ve played li...19449Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-are-depending-on-bouncebacks-to-rescue-their-secondary-scoring/On Tuesday, we got a look inside the Minnesota Wild's mindset post-free agency. The Athletic's Michael Russo sat down with John Hynes to ask, among other things, So what happened to fixing that secondary scoring?       The Wild had long been expected to get a short-term winger to complement thei...19442Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-need-to-know-what-they-have-in-sean-rhyan/On locker-room clean-out day in Green Bay, Sean Rhyan reflected on his season following their Divisional Round loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Speaking with the press, he recalled his first offensive action in the NFL during the Week 9 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams. The Packers inserted Rh...19441Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-07-11/Locks WNBA (0.75 Unit) Chicago Sky/NY Liberty First Quarter Over 41.5 (-110; Odds via DraftKings): 6:00 PM CT on Prime Video   Both of these teams are on a back-to-back here after yesterday’s slate of day games. I think that could cause some lackadaisical defense early on tonight, and it’s be...19440Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/was-yakov-trenin-a-chuck-fletcher-style-misstep-from-bill-guerin/With the Minnesota Wild feeling a need to get bigger and tougher, they splurged to get some edge into their lineup. Taking the last of their limited flexibility, the Wild threw a four-year, $3.5 AAV deal to Yakov Trenin. Why? Because those are the kind of hard-to-play-against players you need to w...19436Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-07-10/Locks MLB (1 Unit) Oakland A’s/Boston Red Sox Over 10 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 6:10 PM CT on NESN   Yesterday’s 21-run slugfest is set to be repeated today because so many of the same factors exist in this game. You have an Oakland starter in JP Sears who struggles on the road, owning a 4.82...19435Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/can-lukas-van-ness-follow-the-trend-of-second-year-sack-breakouts/In recent league history, players who ascend to the upper echelon of pass rushers usually make a solid case for inclusion in that group by their second season. There are certainly some exceptions. However, looking across the landscape of the league, many of the sack leaders are hitting double digi...19433Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-are-samori-toures-chances-of-making-the-packers-final-53-man-roster/Expectations are high for the Green Bay Packers' young offense. They will enter next season looking to show that it was not a fluke that it became one of the league's most dangerous units to close the 2023 season. Green Bay's talented receiving corps will try to take a leap forward and show the le...19432Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/is-a-packers-training-camp-trade-on-the-horizon/The best general managers are constantly looking for ways to improve their roster. Brian Gutekunst has been quoted multiple times saying that roster building is a 365-day-a-year job, and we have seen him use all major avenues throughout his tenure to acquire assets, whether they are players or dra...19431Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/mason-shaw-kicked-ass/Unless you're a huge Yakov Trenin fan, the Minnesota Wild haven't made many headlines during this NHL offseason. Without making a hyped trade for someone like Patrik Laine or even Rutger McGroarty, the Wild had to settle with using their limited cap space to address issues at the margins.      ...19429Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-07-09/Locks MLB (0.5 Unit) Cleveland Guardians -1.5 @ Detroit Tigers (+115; Odds via Caesars): 5:40 PM CT on Bally Sports Detroit   The Guardians haven’t had much success against the Tigers this season, surprisingly going just 2-2 with a couple of 1-run wins. I think if that’s going to change, it w...19428Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-development-camp-gets-going/That's Wild         Minnesota Wild Development Camp has started and there are plenty of interesting prospects on the roster. So, of course, the team started with their annual tradition of having a bunch of teenagers play some volleyball.                           We really dug through the nu...19426Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/2024-is-a-spotlight-year-for-rasheed-walker/When the Green Bay Packers start training camp later this month, people will scrutinize their offensive line setup as the team continues experimenting with its ideal starting five.   Green Bay is good at finding offensive linemen in the draft and prefers finding versatile talents who can play mul...19423Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wilds-championship-pathway-winds-through-russia/The New Jersey Devils selected Anton Silayev 10th overall in this year’s draft, two spots before the Minnesota Wild took Zeev Buium. Had Silayev fallen two more spots, the Wild would have had to give him a long look.       TSN’s Bob McKenzie called the 6’7”, smooth-skating defensive defenseman...19422Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-07-08/Locks MLB (0.5 Unit) Chris Flexen Over 5.5 Hits Allowed (-110; Odds via DraftKings): 7:10 PM CT on Bally Sports North   With the offense for the Twins rolling the way it is, a below-average pitcher who struggles at home should be easy for them to get to. Chris Flexen sees his ERA, WHIP, and o...19418Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/could-the-packers-dip-into-the-markets-veteran-corner-depth/With only two months to go until the 2024 NFL season, an intriguing number of household names are still up for grabs on the open market. Despite fielding the league’s youngest team last season, the rebuilding Green Bay Packers made a serious playoff push behind Jordan Love.   Expectations have he...19417Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/napheesa-colliers-injury-comes-at-a-crucial-time-for-womens-basketball/The silence in a stadium after an injury is a jarring experience. A slow murmur fills the atmosphere as somewhere between 5,000 to 8,000 people stop cheering. Perhaps that’s what felt so different about Napheesa Collier’s injury. Nobody fully noticed the gravity of the situation when the Minnesota...19416Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-would-send-a-message-by-making-eriksson-ek-captain/Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin wants the Wild to maintain its identity as a gritty team. Guerin wants to model his team after the Florida Panthers, who just won the Stanley Cup. However, the Wild lack the personnel and size to play like the Panthers.       The Wild would create a new...19414Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-07-07/Locks MLB (1 Unit) Houston Astros/Minnesota Twins Over 9 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 1:10 PM CT on Bally Sports North   This has been a wild series so far with 25 runs on Friday and another 12 last night, which is something I expect to continue today. The Minnesota offense is hot again, not eve...19413Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-does-aj-dillon-need-to-do-to-stay-in-green-bay/A.J. Dillon is entering a contract year with the Green Bay Packers. The Packers drafted him in the second round of the 2020 draft and signed him to a standard, four-year rookie contract. After three productive years and one disappointing season in 2023, Green Bay offered him a one-year prove-it de...19412Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/kitan-oladapo-is-the-ideal-fit-for-green-bays-bullet-position/In 2019, Jeff Hafley joined Ohio State's coaching staff as co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach. He set out to reinvent Ohio State’s defense after a dismal 2018 season. Their defense was historically bad the previous year, allowing over 400 yards per game.   The coaching staff made Ohio S...19409Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-07-06/Locks MLB (0.75 Unit) San Diego Padres Team Total Over 4 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 8:40 PM CT on ARID   I’m running this back from yesterday, and if the Diamondbacks are going to keep sending mediocre righthanded starters into battle with the Padres, I might stick with this angle all series....19408Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/making-sense-of-the-jake-middleton-extension/Jake Middleton has established himself as one of the Minnesota Wild’s most likable players. His toothless grin, bombastic mustache, and blue-collar upbringing call to mind memories of a bygone era of hard-nosed hockey. He’s charismatic on camera and endeared himself further to the entire State of...19407Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/zeev-buium-can-succeed-where-calen-addison-failed/The Minnesota Wild must improve in every area, but they needed a difference-maker on the blue line and got one. While the Wild only moved up one spot, they managed to get a defensive prospect with more upside than Carson Lambos, who they took 26th overall in the 2021 NHL Draft.       The expert...19403Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000