https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/133/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/nikolaj-ehlers-has-the-speed-minnesota-desperately-needs/This has the potential to be a very interesting off-season for the Minnesota Wild. When GM Bill Guerin surprisingly bought out the contracts of both Ryan Suter and Zach Parise, many pointed to the 2025 offseason as their window to start adding pieces to contend. The theory would be their plethora...19031Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/battle-between-former-wild-stars-gets-even/That's Wild         We are now in the second round of the NHL playoffs and in the heated Central Division battle between the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars, there is a Minnesota tie. It is Ryan Suter vs. Zach Parise (with an added flourish of Brandon Duhaime) and things are getting heated....19027Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-should-target-mitch-marner-in-a-blockbuster-trade/It's time for the Minnesota Wild to add another superstar. Kirill Kaprizov isn't enough to help the Wild get over the playoff hump, especially playing in an elite Central Division and Western Conference. Minnesota is too dependent on its prospect pool to drive to win. However, prospects take time...19026Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-fascinating-unknowns-of-the-re-vamped-packers-vs-the-new-look-bears/The legendary NFC North rivalry between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears has seen far better days than the last decade and change. The obvious culprit is the dichotomy between Green Bay’s perfectly executed long-term succession plans at the game’s most important position and Chicago’s revol...19024Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-envision-a-new-future-for-marshawn-lloyd/The Green Bay Packers remade their running back room in the offseason, swapping out Aaron Jones for Josh Jacobs, who is four years younger, in free agency. Then they took Marshawn Lloyd, a running back out of the University of Southern California, in the third round of the draft. Jacobs and Lloyd...19020Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/cole-eiserman-can-make-wild-fans-forget-passing-on-gabe-perreault/Minnesota Wild fans got a first-hand look at what could have been when Boston College played in the NCAA Championship Game at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild had the No. 21 pick, and Gabriel Perreault was on the board. Perreault was one of the then-future engines of the BC Eagles, the team genera...19017Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/jeff-hafleys-recent-comments-bode-well-for-devonte-wyatt/We've been bamboozled before, and nothing is concrete until we see the on-field product. Still, it's hard not to get excited every time new Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley steps up to the podium.   Hafley has massive energy and a teaching mindset. And he's saying everything Pa...19012Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/watching-the-stars-has-brought-back-old-wild-memories/Watching the Dallas Stars face off against the Vegas Golden Knights in the playoffs has brought back one of my favorite memories.       I will always remember that memory fondly, and the Minnesota Wild were a part of it. At 10:00 a.m., my buddy Lucas Leifermann called me and told me he had ticke...19010Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-continued-a-quiet-trend-when-they-drafted-tyron-hopper/The Green Bay Packers had a clear need at inside linebacker this offseason, with only Isaiah McDuffie and Quay Walker as returning players. They attacked the need by re-signing Eric Wilson and drafting second-round pick Edgerrin Cooper and third-round pick Ty’ron Hopper. While Cooper has garnered...19005Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-does-jordan-morgan-fit-into-matt-lafleurs-best-five/The Green Bay Packers broke a long-standing streak when they selected Jordan Morgan, a tackle from the University of Arizona, with the 25th-overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. It marked the first time since 2011, way back when Maroon 5’s “Moves Like Jagger” was burning up the Billboard charts, tha...19004Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-much-would-winning-the-draft-lottery-change-the-wilds-outlook/The theme for the Minnesota Wild since their inception has been being stuck in the middle of the NHL standings. They've flirted with being one of the top teams in the league some years, and in others, they've stumbled. This is reflected in their historic draft slots. Since winning a coin flip gave...19002Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/four-wild-players-playing-at-world-championships-this-year/The IIHF World Championships are starting later this week and while we do still have playoffs to watch and dream about our Minnesota Wild being involved in the second round one day, we do get to see some of our favorite players on the ice over in Czechia.       Four Wild players will represent t...18999Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-are-still-ahead-of-the-game-with-danila-yurov/The Minnesota Wild are in a spot where they could really use Danila Yurov next season. Their secondary scoring over this past season was all but non-existent, and their skill and depth at forward suffered from a steady stream of cap casualties over the past three years.       Yurov could have t...18996Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/one-udfa-could-elevate-green-bays-special-teams-from-an-overlooked-position/The Green Bay Packers have an intriguing streak of keeping at least one UDFA on the initial 53-man roster since 2006. Part of the fun of training camp and the preseason is learning about these lesser-known players, seeing what they can do, and hoping they can crack the roster.   Last year, three...18995Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/marat-khusnutdinov-should-use-the-summer-to-explore-minnesota/Toward the end of the Minnesota Wild 2023-24 season, when it was somewhat apparent that there would be no postseason, but everyone was still putting hope in the mathematical odds, one bright light shone through. Marat Khusnutdinov was finally making his way to North America.       Many fans had...18988Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/projecting-which-packers-rookie-will-make-the-biggest-impact-this-season/The Green Bay Packers had a whopping 11 picks during the 2024 NFL Draft and will most likely sign undrafted free agents once OTAs and training camp approach. But which of these rookies will make the biggest impact on the team in 2024? The best bet is safety Javon Bullard.   Green Bay took former...18985Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/marats-summer-to-explore-minnesota/Toward the end of the Minnesota Wild 2023-24 season, when it was somewhat apparent that there would be no off-season, but everyone was still putting hope in the mathematical odds, one bright light shone through. Marat Khusnutdinov was finally making his way to North America.       Many fans had...18984Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/john-hyness-top-heavy-lineup-can-help-identify-minnesotas-roster-holes/The Minnesota Wild’s 2024 offseason has a bit of a dark cloud hanging over it. After a disappointing 2023-24 season marred by injury and underperformance, questions about Minnesota’s roster and its vision for the future are bubbling to the surface.       2023-24 was supposed to be the year that...18981Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/davante-adams-admits-love-is-a-star-but-doesnt-regret-the-trade-the-packers-probably-dont-either/Before the young, efficient-run team that is the current Green Bay Packers, you may remember a brief period in their history full of chaos. That concluded a year ago when Brian Gutekunst traded Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets. The Rodgers trade ended an illustrious Hall of Fame career in the gr...18977Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/brian-gutekunst-is-betting-on-kalen-kings-very-bad-year/Much to the chagrin of many Green Bay Packers fans, Brian Gutekunst passed up an opportunity to select a high-profile cornerback like Cooper DeJean, Terrion Arnold, or Kool-Aid McKinstry in this year’s NFL draft. Instead, Gutekunst focused on other positions, primarily offensive line, linebacker,...18975Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-should-trade-up-for-cayden-lindstrom/The Minnesota Wild's biggest need in the draft is a prospect who can play in the NHL immediately. Pending next week's lottery, they hold Pick 13 in the 2024 Draft, and the pressure is on the Wild front office. They'll need to take a page from the Vegas Golden Knights’ win-now playbook to retain Kiri...18974Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-should-target-trading-up-for-cayden-lindstrom/The Minnesota Wild's biggest need in the draft is a prospect who can play in the NHL immediately. Pending next week's lottery, they hold Pick 13 in the 2024 Draft, and the pressure is on the Wild front office. They'll need to take a page from the Vegas Golden Knights’ win-now playbook to retain Kiri...18973Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/edgerrin-coopers-physical-proficiency-should-make-him-green-bays-will-linebacker/18969Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-lynx-load-up-on-shooters-for-an-explosive-2024-season/Cheryl Reeve entered the press conference with a look of levity and determination. She made references to the Minnesota Lynx's improvement as communicators and her desire for them to start “hunting shots.”   Then she received a question about the Lynx’s expectations in 2024.   "We do have high e...18967Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/michael-pratt-is-a-fearless-thrower-who-can-absolutely-challenge-for-qb2-in-green-bay/Last year, Jordan Love answered every question the Green Bay Packers had about the future of the starting quarterback role. Still, general manager Brian Gutekunst was adamant in the months leading up to the draft that he wanted to continue to foster competition within the position group. By select...18966Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000