https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/142/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-could-the-wild-get-for-the-dewyes/With less than a week before the March 8 trade deadline, we’re starting to get some clarity on the Minnesota Wild’s plans. The Athletic recently reported that the Wild could look to shop Brandon Duhaime and Connor Dewar.       The Wild are six points out of a playoff spot. They were 7-1-1 befor...18488Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-officially-sign-marat-khusnutdinov-to-elc/Finally, it's official. The Minnesota Wild announced on Wednesday afternoon that they have signed prospect Marat Khusnutdinov to a two-year, entry-level contract.       The 21-year-old center was drafted in the second round, 37th overall during the 2020 NHL Draft and has been able to play extrem...18484Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/will-the-wild-repeat-the-same-mistake-with-zach-bogosian/If there is anything Bill Guerin's Minnesota Wild front office has done incredibly well, it's getting value at the margins of the roster. Some of this is by necessity. Guerin has spent almost his entire tenure in St. Paul with the Zach Parise and Ryan Suter millstones tied to his salary cap. He's...18482Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-will-reportedly-not-trade-marc-andre-fleury-at-deadline/The NHL's trade deadline is just days away on March 8, and with the Minnesota Wild deep in the playoff hunt, they have decided not to part ways with one player who could have potentially been on the move.       According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the Wild have made it clear that they wil...18480Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/we-still-dont-know-who-the-wild-are/The Minnesota Wild have played 58 games, have 24 games remaining, and are 4 points behind the Nashville Predators for the final playoff spot. Still, they continue to consistently leave folks wondering, What is the identity of this team? It’s nice that they’ve gone 7-1-1 since the All-Star break. H...18478Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-fall-to-hurricanes-in-disastrous-loss/Taken from the Minnesota Wild's hands was two points. Two points that they thought they had a grip on to but it was the Carolina Hurricanes who were able to scratch and claw their way to a 3-2 win on Tuesday night.       The Wild held a 2-1 advantage over Carolina at one point but thanks to And...18474Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-want-to-start-drafting-more-qbs/Green Bay Packers fans had half a grueling season of quarterback uncertainty before it was clear Jordan Love was “the guy.” Other teams probably can't relate to this seemingly infinite time period between good quarterbacks.   But QB2 Sean Clifford also looked solid in his limited appearances, eve...18471Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/brian-gutekunst-tipped-his-free-agency-plans-in-indy/Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst met with local reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis on Tuesday morning, and he addressed a wide array of topics ranging from Jordan Love's emergence to David Bakhtiari's likely departure and everything in between. He also spoke glo...18469Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/why-dont-other-teams-follow-guerins-model/In May, Bill Guerin declared his goal wasn’t to make it to the second round because the NHL won’t put the Minnesota Wild’s name on the Stanley Cup for winning a playoff series. In October, he locked Marcus Foligno, Mats Zuccarello, and Ryan Hartman into long-term contracts with no-move clauses. At...18467Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/kirill-kaprizov-named-first-star-of-the-week/With the Minnesota Wild being red hot and winning a whole lot of games, some players are scoring points like they are absolutely nothing. One of those players is Kirill Kaprizov. And because of that, Kaprizov was named the NHL's First Star of the Week for his efforts last week.       Kaprizov le...18465Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/lets-make-2024-the-year-of-the-h-back-fullback/After vastly exceeding expectations in 2023, it seems like the Green Bay Packers are pretty set at wide receiver and tight end for 2024.   But complacency is the enemy of progress, and it still feels like we could elevate this offense to a truly deranged level. Matt LaFleur is a good head coach a...18464Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/simmons-and-russillo-carefully-compare-ant-to-mj/Ryen Russillo joined Bill Simmons on his latest podcast to discuss the NBA’s must-see stars and “trickiest” playoff teams before offering their hottest take. Simmons and Russillo agreed on the league’s two biggest must-see stars, but they started to differentiate once they got to No. 3.   “So her...18463Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-do-the-packers-boost-their-interior-offensive-line/While the Green Bay Packers have plenty of young offensive weapons, their interior offensive line remains a cause for concern. If they don’t address that problem, it could become the Achilles heel of an otherwise stellar unit. Luckily, the Packers have several decent options, but they should inves...18461Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/this-was-the-year-of-matt-boldy/After his two goals propelled the Minnesota Wild to a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night, can there be any doubt that Matt Boldy is the biggest winner of the John Hynes Era? In the three months since Hynes' Minnesota debut on November 28, Boldy has 22 goals and 39 points in 39 games....18459Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/could-the-wild-trade-dewar-duhaime-by-deadline/The NHL trade deadline is just over a week away and the Minnesota Wild are still desperately trying to make the playoffs. In the middle of their current hot streak, it is becoming more of a true possibility -- they are just four points out of the second Wild Card spot as of Monday morning -- but t...18458Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/when-should-you-throw-your-hat-for-a-hat-trick/During the Minnesota Wild’s President's Day matinee against the Vancouver Canucks, the Wild not only scored two hat tricks (Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov) but J.T. Miller also had a hat trick. Both Wild hat tricks were completed during the same period, leading to an interesting case study.....18453Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-cannot-afford-to-lose-keisean-nixon/The Green Bay Packers enter the 2024 offseason with 17 free agents, 12 of whom are unrestricted. They’re going to have to make some hard choices about who to extend and who to let go. One of those unrestricted free agents might not be a truly dominant defender, but he provides essential value at a...18451Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-much-can-the-wild-lean-on-marc-andre-fleury-down-the-stretch/At the start of the season, the Minnesota Wild’s goaltending duo had cratered into the center of the earth. Marc-Andre Fleury and Filip Gustavsson were among the worst goalies in the NHL through the first few weeks of the season. While Fleury has positively regressed toward the middle of the pack...18447Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/theres-nothing-wrong-with-filip-gustavsson/Playing goalie in the NHL is hard. Like, really hard.       The game today is moving faster than it ever has and the skaters are more skilled than ever. Nowhere does this ring true more than when you analyze goaltending statistics of the last ten years as league-wide save percentages have droppe...18443Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-should-try-buying-low-on-jesperi-kotkaniemi/It's time to truly appreciate Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek and his growth. Fans didn’t know who he was when the Wild drafted him 20th overall in 2015, but he has emerged as one of the best two-way centers in the NHL.       So why not talk about Jesperi Kotkaniemi? Because Kotkaniemi’s...18442Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-does-eric-stokes-need-to-do-to-establish-himself-in-a-contract-year/The Green Bay Packers selected Eric Stokes with the 29th-overall pick in the 2021 draft. Stokes was a key piece of a smothering University of Georgia defense that dominated the SEC from 2018 to 2020. But since he arrived in Green Bay, his injuries and subpar performances have hampered his career....18441Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-much-can-the-wild-lean-on-marc-andre-fleury/At the start of the season, the Minnesota Wild’s goaltending duo had cratered into the center of the earth. Marc-Andre Fleury and Filip Gustavsson were among the worst goalies in the NHL through the first few weeks of the season. While Fleury has positively regressed toward the middle of the pack...18440Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/why-dont-the-wild-think-danila-yurov-is-ready-for-the-nhl/By all accounts, Danila Yurov is That Guy.               The Russian sniper is a force all over the ice. His defensive vision and offensive talents are evident every time you pop on his highlights. So why is the front office hesitant to bring him to North America this offseason? In a recent epi...18438Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/danila-yurov-breaks-historic-record-in-khl/With an assist earned on Thursday, Minnesota Wild prospect Danila Yurov broke the KHL record for most points scored by a player under 21 years old.       Yurov, 20, has scored 21 goals and 48 points through 60 games for the KHL's Metallurg Magnitogorsk, a substantial leap from his previous seas...18436Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/should-you-throw-your-hat-for-a-hat-trick/During the Minnesota Wild’s game against the Vancouver Canucks on President's Day, there were not only two hat tricks scored by the Wild (Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov) but also a hat trick scored by Canucks player J. T. Miller. This was an interesting case study as both Wild hat tricks hap...18433Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000