https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/131/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/reilly-smiths-well-around-game-would-benefit-the-wild/In our offseason series of players the Wild could trade for, we have been identifying skaters GM Bill Guerin could target for a top-six role among the forward group.       This week, we turn our attention to Pittsburgh Penguins’ winger Reilly Smith. The 33-year-old former Stanley Cup champion n...19174Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/javon-bullard-could-have-green-bays-defense-partying-like-its-2019/Since arriving in Green Bay after the NFL draft, Javon Bullard has done nothing but impress his future coaches and teammates during offseason OTAs. Bullard was the 58th-overall pick and the 26th selection of the second round. He joins fellow newcomers Xavier McKinney, Evan Williams, and Kitan Olad...19172Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/an-open-letter-to-darby-hendrickson-from-a-wild-fan/Well, it finally happened. The day Minnesota Wild fans knew would come eventually, even if we didn’t want it to. After years of questioning how you managed to evade the ax that seemed to come for everyone else on the coaching staff, it finally came for you. Sort of the hockey version of “Because I...19171Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-rangers-fixed-alexis-lafreniere-can-minnesota-do-the-same-with-marco-rossi/As we close in on the Stanley Cup Finals, fans often create roster-building blueprints for the teams that don’t make the postseason. Fans and media optimistically project each team’s prospects and future cap space until they turn it into a similar version of one of the Cup contenders.       The...19170Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-nfls-radical-new-kickoff-rules-could-turn-keisean-nixon-into-the-ultimate-gamebreaker/With the NFL poised to undergo its most impactful rule change in decades, teams are grappling to find an edge. Beginning this fall, the league will replace the traditional kickoff with a version that the competition committee designed to decrease injuries while increasing action.   The kickoff ha...19165Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/for-packers-eric-stokes-the-time-is-now/In early May, the Green Bay Packers declined to pick up the fifth-year option on cornerback Eric Stokes after an underwhelming first three years in the league, mainly due to injury. Seemingly healthy and eager to prove his worth, Stokes has all the motivation in the world to have a standout season...19163Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/ondrej-kase-can-be-the-marcus-johansson-replacement/Former Minnesota Wild forward Kevin Fiala won MVP of the IIHF World Championship Tournament. Fiala played for the Swiss team and lost to Czechia in the gold medal game. Minnesota fans may have been focused on the former Wild star. However, they should have been watching former NHLer Ondrej Kase, w...19162Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/why-jordan-loves-ota-presence-is-so-important/With OTAs in full springtime bloom, the Green Bay Packers are taking their first real steps toward the 2024 season.   The Packers proved their young team was ready to compete with the league's best by decimating the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs and hanging around with the NFC's No. 1-seeded San...19156Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/pwhl-minnesota-can-win-it-all/That's Wild         PWHL Minnesota can take home the inaugural Walter Cup championship in a winner-take-all Game 5 on Wednesday night in Boston after having it taken away from them in the dying minutes of Game 4. During double overtime at home, at the X, Minnesota had their game-winning goal ca...19152Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/defense-might-not-be-minnesota-wilds-biggest-draft-need/A good reason to never draft for need in the NHL Draft is that you never quite know what a team's needs will be three years out. Last summer, Minnesota Wild fans saw an enviable amount of young defensemen ready to turn pro. Brock Faber looked stellar in the 2023 playoffs. Daemon Hunt and Ryan O'Ro...19150Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/2024-could-be-the-year-of-the-7th-rounders-in-green-bay/The Green Bay Packers are leaning on a group of former seventh-round picks to play vital roles on both sides of the ball. Several former seventh-round picks already fill key roles, such as Rasheed Walker at left tackle, Anthony Johnson Jr., Carrington Valentine, and Kalen King in the secondary, an...19146Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/where-does-anders-carlson-stand-at-this-point/As we get closer to training camp, there are only a few true positional battles for the Green Bay Packers.   The offensive line battles will be a top story as the team finds its best five, and the defense will try to figure out their ideal rotation with their young safeties and linebackers. But t...19144Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/david-spaceks-czechia-crowned-world-champions/There are still Minnesota Wild players playing hockey. Okay, well, not anymore but there was.       Over in Czechia, the IIHF Men's World Championships were going on and despite Matt Boldy's Team USA and the several Wild players on Team Sweden, no longer in the tournament, we are getting some me...19141Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-realistic-is-packers-2024-super-bowl-contention/The 2023 Green Bay Packers faced betting odds of -140 to win over 7.5 games and +110 for the under. The Packers finished the regular season with a 9-8 record, securing a playoff spot.   Green Bay finished the season with a 3-3 record against playoff opponents. They split the series against the De...19136Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/team-usa-could-help-with-matt-boldys-consistency-problem/Matt Boldy has the makings of a star. While he isn’t quite a superstar in the way that Kirill Kaprizov is, Boldy is still nowhere near his ceiling. When Kaprizov was injured, Boldy stepped up and went on a point streak. He was on fire while the Wild were missing their superstar. The problem was th...19133Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/would-jake-guentzel-give-the-wild-a-hometown-discount/Jake Guentzel is not from Minnesota but is one of our own. He was born in Omaha, Neb., but played two seasons of high school hockey at Hill Murray. Guentzel recently wrapped up his season with the Carolina Panthers, losing in Round 2 to the New York Rangers. After playing seven years in Pittsburgh...19128Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/matt-boldys-playing-his-way-to-the-inside-track-for-an-olympics-spot/It's good to be Underrated in the Hockey World. NHL players can make entire careers on being Underrated. Patrice Bergeron is going to the Hall of Fame based on being a perennially Underrated guy. Sasha Barkov is building his own Underrated Hall of Fame career. If you can land that coveted Underrat...19121Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-it-would-take-for-jaire-alexander-to-win-dpoy/Jaire Alexander had a tough 2023 season. He missed 10 games due to shoulder and back injuries and had his worst PFF defensive grade since 2018. Additionally, he faced disciplinary issues, including the coin-toss controversy in Carolina, which led to the Packers suspending him for one game.   Jeff...19118Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/konsta-helenius-can-fill-joel-eriksson-eks-vacated-third-line-role/After last season, there was no doubt: Joel Eriksson Ek was a No. 1 Center. Scoring 30 goals alongside Kirill Kaprizov while forming a terrific, dominant line at 5-on-5 settled the matter. It's resolved. The only issue with him being a No. 1 Center is that the price for making him one was the Minn...19116Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/matt-boldy-is-dominating-at-worlds/Minnesota Wild star winger Matt Boldy is doing it all at the IIHF World Championships over in Czechia right now. As one of the go-to offensive contributors on Team USA, the 23-year-old is taking the opportunity and running with it. He is scoring just simply, a boatload of points.                  ...19112Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/donovan-jennings-could-help-green-bay-maintain-a-20-year-streak/The Green Bay Packers have had an undrafted free agent (UDFA) rookie make the final 53-man roster for 19 consecutive years. However, due to three successive draft classes with double-digit draft picks, the Packers only had enough space to bring in eight UDFAs this year. That's down from 12 and 14...19111Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/debating-jordan-morgan-and-his-fit-with-green-bays-best-5/The Green Bay Packers are in an interesting position along the offensive line. They just said goodbye to two veteran starters, David Bakhtiari and Jon Runyan Jr., then used their first-round pick on Arizona tackle Jordan Morgan.   Green Bay has a one-year wonder in former seventh-round pick Rashe...19110Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/can-the-wild-bet-it-all-on-jesper-wallstedt-next-season/Believe it or not, the Minnesota Wild could start their charge toward the playoffs next season by trading their best goalie from last season. If you're looking to sneak some bar bet victories this summer, you might get some mileage out of the fact that Filip Gustavsson actually had the best save p...19108Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/enagbares-return-is-huge-for-green-bays-edge/Going into the 2024 NFL Draft, edge looked like a sneaky need for the Green Bay Packers.   The team spent their 2023 first-rounder on Lukas Van Ness, signed Rashan Gary to a mega deal, and has reliable veteran Preston Smith. However, edge is a tough position on the body and requires a good rotati...19107Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/pwhl-minnesota-aiming-to-even-up-final-series-in-game-2/That's Wild         PWHL Minnesota had their momentum halted during Game 1 of the inaugural PWHL Final. After coming back to earn the playoff series win over Toronto in the form of three consecutive victories, they have to face a very good Boston team to lift the Walter Cup. They suffered a los...19102Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000