https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/145/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/which-minnesota-wild-players-will-make-the-2026-olympics/The Minnesota Wild are about to get more Olympians in their locker room. With the NHL skipping participation in the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics, there haven't been many opportunities for this group of Wild players to go for the Gold. The last time NHL players were allowed in the Games was 2014,...18307Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/minnesota-wild-call-up-adam-beckman-has-to-step-up/It's been a long wait for Adam Beckman to get his NHL shot this season. The Minnesota Wild's cap crunch meant that until Jared Spurgeon's injury freed up money, there wasn't even enough room for the Wild wing prospect's modest $894K salary. In the meantime, Beckman embarked on his fourth season wi...18305Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-cant-completely-focus-on-defense-in-the-2024-draft/Jeff Hafley, the Green Bay Packers’ new defensive coordinator, will run a different defensive scheme than the previous regime. Some of the team's biggest needs are in the secondary, and the Packers have amassed extra draft capital in the first four rounds. That sounds like a recipe for a heavy foc...18301Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/russillo-doesnt-believe-the-wolves-are-a-true-no-1-seed/Ryen Russillo went deep on the Minnesota Timberwolves in his opening rant on his latest podcast. He was complimentary of the season Minnesota is having. He just wonders if they’re actually the best team, given their late-game offense and the incentive for teams to get a lower seed in the West....18300Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/should-macklin-celebrini-root-for-the-wild-to-tank/The Minnesota Wild are languishing near the bottom of the standings at the All-Star Break. With only 47 points through 49 games, the Wild are 27th in the NHL, just outside the five worst teams. They'll be in line for the sixth-best draft lottery odds if things hold.       Imagine, for a moment,...18298Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/multiple-players-say-marc-andre-fleury-is-still-the-nhls-best-goalie/Minnesota Wild fans have enjoyed seeing future Hall of Famer Marc-Andre Fleury suit up for their team over the past two seasons. Even well past his prime, Fleury's infectious personality, penchant for pranking, and idiosyncracies have delighted fans across the State of Hockey.       As for his p...18295Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-new-usfl-could-offer-players-a-path-to-green-bays-roster/The new United Football League, forged from the shards of the former XFL and USFL leagues, announced its schedule on Monday morning. With just one game left of the 2023 NFL season, the UFL is the only league football we'll get until the 2024 season begins in late summer.   While some fans are jus...18293Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-still-need-to-prioritize-receiver-in-the-draft/The Green Bay Packers’ wide receiver corps is the youngest unit on their roster. Last year, they didn’t have a pass catcher with more than two years of experience. Despite their inexperience, Green Bay’s young group of offensive weapons, led by Jayden Reed, Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson, and Donta...18292Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-do-the-wild-clean-up-the-mess-theyve-created/Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold was certain his team would be winners this season. "I think we're going to have a very competitive team," he said on September 29 after Minnesota’s third preseason game. "We're going to need some of our young guys to step up, and our hope is that they will. We th...18289Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/brock-faber-is-racking-up-accolades/Brock Faber may or may not be able to beat out Connor Bedard for Calder Trophy honors. Bedard participated in the All-Star Skills Competition, though not as a competitor, but he says he feels ready to come back.       When he does, he can extend his lead in the rookie point race, which usually...18287Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/quay-walkers-play-will-be-an-early-indicator-of-jeff-hafleys-success/Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley’s name didn’t come up in the extensive conversation about the Green Bay Packers’ potential new defensive coordinators — until they hired him for the job. It’s an intriguing surprise, though, that gives fans even more reason to be excited about the 2024 season....18285Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/where-did-the-wild-players-go-on-vacation-for-all-star-break/It’s that time of year that NHL players look forward to (most of them, at least) and NHL fans dread. The All-Star Break started for Minnesota Wild fans before most of the other teams, probably in a trade-off for the tight schedule the team endured in Sweden. This year, Minnesota got 11 days off. S...18283Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/could-green-bay-switch-to-a-4-3-under-hafley/The Green Bay Packers are no strangers to the 3-4 defensive scheme, having stuck with it since Dom Capers took the reins as their defensive coordinator in 2009. But after hiring Jeff Hafley, there's a lot of speculation about potential changes.   Hafley leaned heavily on the 4-3 setup at Boston C...18281Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/will-the-elias-lindholm-trade-kick-start-the-wilds-deadline-plans/The Calgary Flames sent Elias Lindholm to the Vancouver Canucks in the first blockbuster deal before this year’s trade deadline. The deadline falls on March 8, but the Minnesota Wild could make a move at any time between now and then.       The Wild have three players who could be attractive to...18279Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/keeping-up-with-the-wild-players/It’s that time of year that NHL players look forward to (most of them, at least) and NHL fans dread. The All-Star Break started for Minnesota Wild fans before most of the other teams, probably in a trade-off for the tight schedule the team endured in Sweden. This year, there are 11 days that the W...18277Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-does-the-elias-lindholm-trade-mean-for-the-wild/The Calgary Flames sent Elias Lindholm to the Vancouver Canucks in the first blockbuster deal before this year’s trade deadline. March 8 is the last day to make trades, but the Minnesota Wild could make a move at any time.       The Wild have three players who could be attractive to contending...18276Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/its-game-on-if-either-danila-yurov-or-marat-khustnidinov-can-play-center/Even the Minnesota Wild bye weeks are packed with news these days. While most players have taken this time off to likely lounge on warm beaches as the league’s best arrives in Toronto, the news around the team keeps churning.       According to Michael Russo of The Athletic, a few Minnesota pros...18275Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/jayden-reed-has-forced-his-way-into-green-bays-plans/The Green Bay Packers’ offense improved during the second half of the season, thanks mainly to many wide receivers on their young corps stepping up. But one young receiver stood out more than the others: Michigan State rookie Jayden Reed.   Christian Watson entered the season with the most hype b...18274Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/brock-faber-is-about-to-get-paid/If Biggie and Puff were right, Brock Faber is about to have a whole lot mo' problems.       If the Minnesota Wild can’t pull off a miracle run to the playoffs, Faber’s Calder Trophy watch might become the main event for fans as the season winds down. That end-of-year performance could also have...18270Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/kaprizov-joins-team-mackinnon-for-all-star-weekend/Kirill Kaprizov might not be as excited for this year's All-Star Weekend as the time where he got to hangout with Alex Ovechkin and then pay homage to him in a the creative shootout, but he's there in Toronto regardless.       During Thursday night's All-Star Draft on the ice of Scotiabank Arena...18268Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/jeff-hafleys-aggressive-scheme-is-a-complete-reversal-of-joe-barrys-soft-zones/Matt LaFleur announced his third defensive coordinator in five years on Wednesday. His known interviews focused on young, lower-level assistants working in successful schemes and omitted high-profile incumbents like Wink Martindale, Mike Vrabel, and Bill Belichick. When former Baltimore Ravens DC...18264Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/marat-khusnutdinov-would-give-wild-fans-a-reason-to-watch-down-the-stretch/It's a bad time to be a Minnesota Wild fan. There's currently somewhere between little and no hope for the team to make the playoffs. Minnesota has very few pieces they can trade at the deadline. Even if they open up a spot or two, most of their top prospects are in Europe, Canadian Juniors, or th...18263Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/danila-yurov-is-becoming-a-viable-top-center-alternative/Let's be clear, the Minnesota Wild should try their luck in the draft lottery to get Macklin Celebrini to address their top center concerns. However, general manager Bill Guerin is committed to present and future success, making it less likely that the Wild will be in a position to win the lottery...18260Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/jeff-hafley-has-many-ties-to-lafleurs-peer-group/The Green Bay Packers have their defensive coordinator.   Once again, Matt LaFleur's top choice for the role came from the college ranks — but, once again, it's not Jim Leonard joining the team.   Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley is leaving the college ranks to join the Packers as their def...18257Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/parise-is-gearing-up-to-dunk-on-guerin-right/There are many reasons an NHL player will sign with a particular team. Usually, it's some combination of four things: Money, opportunity, the desire to live in a particular place, or a chance to win the Stanley Cup.       But who says that list has to be exclusive? Who says that we can't add ano...18252Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000