https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/137/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-must-maximize-positional-value-better-in-the-upcoming-draft/There is no way the Green Bay Packers would take an off-ball linebacker with their first-round pick again, is there?   The fanbase was confused when the Packers took Quay Walker 22nd overall in 2022. Taking an off-ball linebacker when the team had more prevalent needs at other positions, like wid...18782Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-were-chasing-something-they-could-not-attain-all-season/On December 31, 2023, Marc-Andre Fleury became only the fourth goaltender in NHL history to play 1,000 games. However, he ended the day one game shy of tying Patrick Roy for the second-most victories of all time. The Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild for the second consecutive game before the...18778Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wilds-jesper-wallstedt-reflects-on-getting-first-nhl-win/Let's just never think about Jesper Wallstedt's actual NHL debut, OK? The first time the young Swedish netminding phenom stepped onto the ice for the Minnesota Wild, it was out of pure necessity and he got completely shelled -- allowing seven goals on 34 shots against -- and he was swiftly sent ba...18777Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/its-okay-to-pretend-the-wild-are-going-to-make-playoffs/Look, we all know that the Minnesota Wild aren’t going to make the playoffs. Sure, there is still a chance mathematically. They haven’t technically been eliminated, but it would take a legitimate miracle or a terrible tragedy to befall another team for the Wild to make the cut.       As a fan of...18773Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/are-the-seahawks-a-perfect-trade-partner-for-green-bay/In the lead-up to this year's NFL draft, rumors have swirled about the Green Bay Packers potentially trading up, with much speculation that they may target the Seattle Seahawks as a trade partner.   There is some precedent for a trade scenario between the Packers and Seahawks. In 2018, the teams...18771Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/mason-shaw-is-making-everyone-romantic-about-hockey-again/How can you not be romantic about hockey?                       To score a goal on the one-year anniversary of suffering a brutal injury is only something they write into the script of Mighty Ducks movies.       Shaw delivered a marquee moment again for the Minnesota Wild. Shaw’s first goal o...18769Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/its-okay-to-pretend-the-wild-are-in-the-playoffs/Look, we all know that the Minnesota Wild aren’t going to make the playoffs. Sure, there is mathematically still a chance. They haven’t technically been eliminated, but it would take a legitimate miracle or a terrible tragedy to befall another team for the Wild to make the cut for the playoffs. As...18766Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/rieger-lorenz-is-minnesotas-sleeper-prospect/The Minnesota Wild drafted Rieger Lorenz 56th overall in 2022. He scored 85 points (38 goals and 47 assists) in 60 games playing with the AJHL’s Okotoks Oilers the year before the Wild took him. Last year, Lorenz had 9 points (2 goals and 7 assists) as a freshman at the University of Denver. That...18765Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/will-faber-lose-the-calder-on-a-technicality/The State of Hockey is embroiled in a Calder Trophy debate again.       After 20 seasons without a Calder finalist, Kirill Kaprizov broke the seal for the Minnesota Wild by winning the NHL’s Rookie of the Year award in 2020-21. Mike Modano (1989-90) was the next-most recent finalist in Minnesot...18764Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/xavier-mckinney-should-help-alexander-take-his-game-to-the-next-level/The Green Bay Packers’ secondary should improve this season thanks to the addition of Xavier McKinney. The former New York Giants safety can help bolster Green Bay’s defense after they traded Rasul Douglas to the Buffalo Bills last season.   McKinney was a starting safety at Alabama in 2018 and 2...18763Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/quinyon-mitchell-is-an-intriguing-trade-up-candidate-for-the-packers/A year ago, the Green Bay Packers efficiently replenished their pass-catching rooms top to bottom between Rounds 2 and 5 with Luke Musgrave, Jayden Reed, Tucker Kraft, and Dontayvion Wicks. As this month’s draft rapidly approaches, Brian Gutekunst will look to address their new core needs: offensi...18757Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wilds-best-college-free-agent-has-gotten-lost-in-franchise-history/It's early April, and the Minnesota Wild's chances still hover below 5% (2.8, specifically, as of Thursday morning). It's the time of the season when the most interesting thing to talk about is the future. Marat Khusnutdinov taking a spot in the lineup helps accelerate that intrigue for next year...18752Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/anson-carter-is-right-about-the-wilds-lack-of-depth/No matter how people feel about TNT broadcaster Anson Carter, he was right about one thing. The Minnesota Wild don’t have the depth to make a sustainable playoff run. However, general manager Bill Guerin is still managing the team like they’re not far away from winning the Stanley Cup.       He...18750Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-are-still-hanging-around/Despite almost every Minnesota Wild fan wanting the team to tank the rest of the season to increase draft lottery odds or even just get into the top-10 of picks this June, the team has a different idea.       Somehow and someway, the Wild are 6-2-2 in their last 10 games and are essentially earn...18747Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-much-should-the-packers-prioritze-offensive-tackle-in-the-draft/In the wake of David Bakhtiari and Yosh Nijman's departure, the Green Bay Packers enter the 2024 season with five offensive tackles under contract: Zach Tom, Rasheed Walker, Luke Tenuta, Caleb Jones, and Kadeem Telfort.   With a combined total of 37 career starts, Tom and Walker are set to be Gre...18744Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/middle-is-life-for-the-minnesota-wild/In Nashville, musicians and songwriters have a saying: “No money is made above the fifth fret.” Now, that doesn’t mean that Eddie Van Halen's might-as-well-be-an-opus-at-this-point guitar master class, Eruption, isn't amazing, even though most of what he did was way above the fifth fret.      ...18743Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/zach-tom-is-green-bays-most-indispensable-player/The Green Bay Packers have given their offensive line a major facelift this offseason. They released David Bakhtiari, and Jon Runyan and Yosh Nijman signed with other teams. Still, the Packers will return three starters: Josh Myers, Elgton Jenkins, and Zach Tom.   Jenkins is a Pro Bowl anchor on...18739Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/dont-count-out-a-first-round-offensive-lineman-for-the-packers/While the draft is about far more than immediate improvement, the 2024 NFL Draft aligns oddly with the Green Bay Packers’ biggest needs.   The two biggest gaps on Green Bay’s roster are safety and off-ball linebacker. Safety has been a need for some time, and even adding a star like Xavier McKinn...18737Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/find-a-more-packers-lineman-than-mason-mccormick/In an NFL Draft class lauded for its depth at the offensive line, the Green Bay Packers stand to benefit from the surplus of players available at one of their biggest positions of need. Whether they select multiple linemen early or wait a bit to add to the position group, South Dakota State's Maso...18736Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-nhl-ready-is-jesper-wallstedt/On Saturday night, the Minnesota Wild lost to the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 in overtime, which seems to me to be the proverbial “last nail in the coffin” of a tough season. According to NHL.com, the Wild have a 7.6 percent chance of making the postseason after that game. It Isn’t impossible, but it...18735Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/charlie-stramel-deserves-another-shot/Charlie Stramel was supposed to hit the reset button this season. Coach Tony Granato coached the Wisconsin Badgers to one of their worst seasons in recent memory and put pressure on 18-year-old Stramel immediately as a top-line center. Stramel only mustered five goals and 12 points in 33 games in...18733Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/ryan-hartman-suspended-three-games-for-throwing-stick-towards-referee/That's Wild         There's nothing really more to say. After the final whistle of the Minnesota Wild's game against the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday, forward Ryan Hartman was seen throwing his stick from the bench towards an official. And after a hearing, he has been suspended for three of...18730Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-can-the-wild-make-the-most-of-their-nine-remaining-games/A 13-4-4 record out of the All-Star Break gave the Minnesota Wild some hope of turning what looked like a lost season into a playoff berth. However realistic it was, a 6-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings was the beginning of the end. An overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues and a rare pointless overt...18727Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-prospect-rieger-lorenz-gets-to-frozen-four-alone/Outside of the Wild's season going down the toilet, there is other Minnesota hockey misery this year. The State of Hockey will not be represented at the Frozen Four this season, as Michigan and Boston College face off on one side of the bracket in the semifinals, and Boston University and Denver c...18725Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/ben-sinnott-might-be-the-ideal-josiah-deguara-replacement/The Green Bay Packers made some early waves in free agency, but the free-agent waters are still open as we enter draft month. It's time to look at how the Packers can use the draft to attack their remaining needs.   What are those needs? Offensive line depth might be the biggest gap remaining aft...18724Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000