https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/149/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/gamethread-wild-at-stars-700-p-m/Jesper Wallstedt is here and is making his long-awaited NHL debut in Dallas against a Stars team that is looking to build upon a 4-0 smacking of the Minnesota Wild on Monday.       Should we really put all our hope into a 21-year-old netminder, or should we just play it cool and hope for the bes...18092Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/steady-carson-lambos-is-jonas-brodins-heir-apparent/Carson Lambos is ready to break into the NHL and should benefit from a good support system. The 20-year-old defenseman from Winnipeg could soon help balance the load on the left side for Jonas Brodin and Jacob Middleton.       Some people have labeled rookie sensation Brock Faber as Brodin’s rep...18088Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/green-bays-defense-can-use-a-familiar-formula-to-slow-down-dallas/The Green Bay Packers were the only team to hold the Chicago Bears under 10 points this season. Green Bay’s defense kept the Bears, who are averaging 21.2 points per game, out of the end zone at Lambeau Field in Week 18. Five different Packers players sacked Justin Fields. Green Bay held the Bears...18084Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/mike-vrabel-would-be-the-perfect-defensive-coordinator-for-matt-lafleur/The Green Bay Packers are in the playoffs, delaying the offseason for at least one more week.   They are a touchdown underdog against the Dallas Cowboys, and Dallas has been dangerous at home. But the way Jordan Love and the offense are playing, the Packers look like they can hang with anyone. St...18081Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/william-nylanders-new-contract-is-a-preview-of-kirill-kaprizovs-next-payday/William Nylander picked a great time to cash in. After two consecutive 80-point seasons, including last year's 40-goal, 87-point campaign, the Toronto Maple Leafs star winger was a sure thing to earn $10 million-plus in average annual value (AAV). Waiting 37 games to sign proved even more lucrativ...18080Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-painfully-get-shutout-by-dallas/The Minnesota Wild had an opportunity to really claim this season as their own and determine that they are not the team that started the season. And, well, they got shutout 4-0 to the Dallas Stars. Also, it just so happened that undrafted goaltender Matt Murray (a different one) got the 23-save sh...18076Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/green-bay-should-feel-no-pressure-in-dallas/It has by no means been a perfect season for the Green Bay Packers, but the 2023-24 season has been about achieving two things. The team needed to find a way to transition out of the Aaron Rodgers era with a competitive blueprint for the future and determine whether Jordan Love was The Guy at quar...18074Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/gamethread-wild-vs-stars-700-p-m/It might be the worst time for the Minnesota Wild to be facing a Dallas Stars team that is looking to establish their dominance in the Central division. The Wild are coming off a win over the Columbus Blue Jackets -- it took a gutsy last-minute play to earn the two points -- but this appears to be...18073Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/marat-khusnutdinov-has-what-it-takes-to-be-a-top-center/The Minnesota Wild need more prospects to improve their consistency and special teams, which would allow them to play at their best for a full 60 minutes. That’s where Khusnutdinov comes in. In late December, The Athletic’s Michael Russo reported that Khusnutdinov will be coming to play in North A...18071Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/matt-lafleur-should-be-in-the-coach-of-the-year-conversation/The Green Bay Packers navigated their way back to the playoffs just a year after bidding farewell to their Hall of Fame quarterback. Despite trading Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets in the off-season, Green Bay carved out a better record with a first-year starting quarterback this season.   It'...18070Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/playoffs-playoffs/I remember 2020 draft night like it was yesterday. The Green Bay Packers traded up a few spots? I got up and walked directly in front of my TV. I started chanting, ‘Patrick Queen…Patrick Queen.’ I mean, we were just a few months removed from seeing the San Francisco 49ers eviscerate the Pack in th...18069Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/aaron-jones-is-getting-hot-at-the-right-time/Against some pretty strong odds, the Green Bay Packers are playoff-bound.   With the NFL's youngest roster, a slew of injuries, and a string of disappointing games from the defense and special teams, it's a credit to Matt LaFleur and Jordan Love that they have made it this far.   On Sunday, the...18068Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/jesper-wallstedt-recalled-by-wild/The time has come. The Minnesota Wild's top prospect, goaltender Jesper Wallstedt, has been called up to the NHL and is projected to make his big-league debut some time in the near future.                       While the 2021 first-round pick was potentially going to make his NHL debut this seas...18064Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-the-pwhl-got-right/The Professional Women’s Hockey League started their season this week, including the Minnesota team. After winning two games, including their home opener, it’s easy to celebrate for them. The State of Hockey celebrates any time that they can help grow the game. But the nice thing about a new leagu...18059Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/ryan-hartman-needs-to-figure-out-what-type-of-role-he-is-going-to-play/If the Minnesota Wild were a soap opera, they’d take home all the daytime Emmy Awards.       From the jump, this season has been full of drama. Bad starts, mounting injuries, winning streaks, the losing streak, coach firings, internal investigations, and once-heralded prospects getting traded. T...18057Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/will-history-repeat-in-week-18/If you’re expecting arrogance, if you’re expecting the trash talk befitting a one-sided rivalry, you should probably stop reading right now.   Nothing would be more fun than to predict a coronation for these young Green Bay Packers on Sunday. A tenth straight win over the Chicago Bears would punc...18055Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/week-18-is-jordan-loves-first-opportunity-to-escape-rodgers-shadow/After a roller-coaster regular season, the Green Bay Packers are heading into Week 18 in control of their postseason destiny. They will face a Chicago Bears squad that looks much different than the team the Packers played against in Week 1, especially defensively.   If Green Bay wins this game an...18051Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-under-dogs-are-barking-week-18/We head into the final week of the season just a hair above .500, so I’m hoping to close out with a 3-0 smash week, and I have to say, I feel really good about this pack of dogs. Giants +5 ½ vs. Eagles I got paid by the G-men last week, and I think they’ll show up again in this one. They’re an...18050Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-are-throwing-up-the-matt-boldy-bat-signal-again/On Thursday night, the Minnesota Wild played without Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello, Marcus Foligno, Jonas Brodin, Filip Gustavsson, and Vinni Lettieri. Over half of the team's collective salary cap was unavailable to play.       The Wild have had horrible injury luck this year. They’ve lost...18048Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wilderness-walk-wild-lay-down-and-lose/The team that has prided itself on being a hard-working, nose-to-the-grindstone team, has really just given up on the whole thing. It is true that the Minnesota Wild are half of the team that they expected to be with injuries piling up like none other, but the effort put out on the ice is just not...18047Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/gamethread-wild-vs-lightning-700-p-m/It just is never going to end. Jared Spurgeon is now out for your Minnesota Wild after returning to the lineup for a total of three games, Marcus Foligno is now day-to-day with a lower-body injury, and Kirill Kaprizov, Jonas Brodin, Filip Gustavsson, and Mats Zuccarello, all remain out in various...18044Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/jordan-love-is-about-to-get-paid/After three years in the incubator as Schrödinger’s quarterback, Jordan Love has finally answered the essential question. He’s good. Slowly but surely, the mainstream media is catching on to the narrative that the Green Bay Packers have done it again. We don't know whether he’ll reach the heights...18043Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/injuries-are-exposing-the-pitfalls-of-minnesotas-competitive-strategy/Rather than living in a cycle of bad rosters and competitive windows, the Minnesota Wild want to build a contender by competing every year. By creating a roster that makes the playoffs every year, they only need one lucky year to make a deep run. It allows the team to constantly attract talent and...18039Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/ryan-hartmans-high-stick-causes-heated-debate-on-sportsnet-broadcast/The Minnesota Wild have been at the center of the hockey universe for a few days now, but not for anything good. They have not been making headlines all across the national landscape due to solid play or one of their star players pulling off some magic. No, it's because of Ryan Hartman making a di...18038Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-are-throwing-up-the-boldy-bat-signal-again-matt-boldy-has-to-be-the-wilds-samwise-gamgee/The Minnesota Wild played without Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello, Marcus Foligno, Jonas Brodin, Filip Gustavsson, and Vinni Lettieri on Tuesday night. Over half of the team's collective salary cap was not available to play.       The Wild have had horrible injury luck this year. They’ve lost...18037Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000