https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/151/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/malik-heaths-toughness-is-solidifying-his-future-with-the-packers/This season, the Green Bay Packers continued their streak of 19 consecutive years in which an undrafted rookie was listed on the Week 1 roster when Ole Miss wide receiver Malik Heath made the final 53-man cut. Fueled by an outstanding preseason, the Packers slotted Heath behind five other draft pi...17986Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/john-hynes-has-unleashed-kirill-kaprizov/The State of Hockey has spent most of this season wondering What's wrong with Kirill Kaprizov? When a former 100-point player and two-time 40 goal-scorer puts up only eight goals and 25 points over his first 29 games, someone will ask that question.       But over these past four games, we can...17985Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wilderness-walk-just-keep-winning/The Minnesota Wild fought off two attempted comebacks to claim a 6-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night and now suddenly, the possibility of playoffs has become so much clearer.       By points percentage, the Wild are actually in the second Wild Card spot with a .545. But it...17982Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-a-brian-flores-defense/The Green Bay Packers defense has been into the giving spirit this holiday season, gifting opposing quarterbacks their best games of the year!   After making Tommy DeVito and Baker Mayfield look like peak Peyton Manning, they bequeathed the struggling Bryce Young with the best game of his young c...17981Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/john-hynes-must-do-more-than-get-wild-back-to-basics/Other than "10-3 record," the best thing you can say about John Hynes' first impression as the Minnesota Wild's head coach is he has the team looking like themselves. At the start of the season, they looked adrift under Dean Evason. Their defense was leaking, the goaltending collapsed, and their s...17979Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wilds-player-development-strategy-has-one-major-issue/Marco Rossi was beaming. He had a goal in the first period against the Montreal Canadiens, then assisted on Brock Faber’s goal in the third period. In between, he fought 6-foot-2, 205 lbs. Kaiden Guhle. Rossi couldn’t hide his excitement when Bally’s Kevin Gorg asked him about his Gordie Howe hat...17976Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-patient-should-the-packers-be-with-anders-carlson/Like most rookies in the NFL, Anders Carlson is experiencing some growing pains. The former Auburn kicker has been shaky over the last six weeks, converting only 11 of 14 field goals and 13 of 16 extra points. Two of Carlson’s misses were from 50 yards or more, but three misses on extra points are...17974Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/why-dont-the-packers-play-more-man-coverage/The Green Bay Packers have long been proponents of zone coverage in their base defense. But here's the kicker: It's not quite the impenetrable fortress it was supposed to be. Lately, it's like there's an open invite for receivers to stroll through the middle and up the seams. They’ve essentially b...17972Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-cant-afford-to-be-conservative-with-aaron-jones/In the past two weeks, Aaron Jones has been a huge part of the Green Bay Packers' game plan in the early stages of each contest. However, the Packers continue to use him less throughout the game. If Green Bay is going to prevail against two quality run defenses over the final two weeks of the regu...17968Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/samori-toure-is-quickly-becoming-green-bays-forgotten-man/The Green Bay Packers got a nice stocking stuffer on Christmas Eve with a victory over the Carolina Panthers. The game looked like many of Green Bay's games in the second half of the season. The offense had a nice showing despite only having a disjointed group of weapons, while the defense and spe...17966Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/gamethread-wild-vs-bruins-600-p-m/Well, it's them again. After a heroic comeback win thanks to Kirill Kaprizov earned the Minnesota Wild a win in Boston, they are now hosting the Bruins on their own home turf. Our favorite team isn't playing the most beautiful hockey ever, but they are snatching a bunch of points off the board in...17961Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/can-the-packs-d-avoid-turning-bryce-young-into-steve-young/One thing is crystal clear: We’ll find out on Sunday whether the Pack’s defense got the message this week or whether it’s packed it in for the season.   By now, you know the story. Matt LaFleur chose not to relieve Joe Barry of his duties, reportedly because the unit’s defensive issues seem to be...17959Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/bryce-young-will-stress-test-barrys-beleaguered-defense/The Green Bay Packers (6-8) will face the Carolina Panthers (2-12) on Sunday in a more exciting matchup than meets the eye. A Packers defense that people have scrutinized relentlessly in the past few weeks will face rookie quarterback Bryce Young. Green Bay’s defense must bounce back against last...17958Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/joel-eriksson-ek-can-make-a-selke-run-this-year/Patrice Bergeron has won the Selke six of the past 11 years. The former Boston Bruins center racked up awards with his impressive play on both ends of the ice. Bergeron won the Selke last year, but he won’t win it this year – because he retired. That opens the door for another two-way center to fi...17957Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-plan-a-holiday-party-chaos-edition/Everyone knows that the WAGs of the Minnesota Wild are the ones doing all of the planning for their parties. But what if one year, they throw up their hands and make the players plan their own holiday party? Here’s how it would probably go.       Being the Captain, Jared Spurgeon would be the on...17956Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-under-dogs-are-barking-week-16/Looking to bounce back from a frustrating week, where the Bears ended up pushing, thanks to that late line move from 3 ½ to three and a botched Hail Mary that should have been successful. Serves me right for believing in the Bears.   For Week 16, I’ve got a stocking stuffed with playful dogs that...17954Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/did-a-trip-home-to-sweden-fix-filip-gustavssons-game/In most areas of his game, Filip Gustavsson has seemed like a new man from the moment the team plane touched down on Swedish soil. Perhaps the home cooking, familiar sights and sounds, or simply a little vacation got his mind in the right place. After all, a return home worked wonders for Joel Eri...17951Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/firing-barry-alone-wont-fix-green-bays-defense/Last Sunday, the Green Bay Packers had an opportunity to seize control of a muddy NFC Wild Card race full of unremarkable teams. With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coming into Lambeau, they were favorites for a second-straight week. According to ESPN Analytics, a win would have sent their playoff odds...17947Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/gamethread-wild-vs-canadiens-700-p-m/The Montreal Canadiens and our Minnesota Wild are in similar spots. Both teams are at .500 in points percentage or above, but are also still multiple spots behind Wild Card position. They are scraping and clawing to try and steal as many points as they can to attempt to make the playoffs.      ...17946Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-are-not-as-well-represented-at-world-juniors-this-year/The end of the calendar year only means one thing when it comes to hockey: It's World Juniors time, baby.       Sure, yeah, it also means a time of respite for our favorite NHL team, who get three days off. But beginning on Dec. 26, most hockey fans will be tuning in to see teenagers play for th...17945Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/does-a-matt-dumba-reunion-make-sense-for-the-wild/The Athletic dropped their NHL Trade Board 2.0 on Wednesday. Dealing with the cap crunch of all cap crunches, it will be tough for the Minnesota Wild to be movers at the deadline. Pat Maroon is the only Wild player on the list, and Minnesota will presumably keep him as long as they are in the play...17937Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wilderness-walk-should-the-wild-trade-for-some-insurance/The Minnesota Wild are just a handful of points out of a playoff spot, but unfortunately, right now they are just trying to survive injuries to multiple key players. Jared Spurgeon, Jonas Brodin, and most recently Mats Zuccarello has all recently been out of the lineup and without them, suddenly s...17935Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/russo-provides-further-detail-on-wild-front-office-drama-on-recent-podcast/Michael Russo joined Jesse Granger and Mark Lazerus on The Athletic Hockey Show to provide his latest reporting on the Minnesota Wild’s front office situation. Russo touched on the NHL’s investigation into Bill Guerin’s verbal abuse of a Wild staffer and his decision to dismiss Chris O’Hearn....17933Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/rasheed-walker-may-be-the-packers-future-at-left-tackle/Rasheed Walker will likely want to forget the first half of the NFL season. Walker leapfrogged Yosh Nijman to the No. 2 left tackle role and immediately saw action following Week 1 after the Green Bay Packers lost David Bakhtiari for the year due to a season-ending knee injury. Walker started six...17932Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/do-the-packers-have-an-accountability-issue/Over the last two weeks, Matt LaFleur and Joe Barry have offered post-game commentary that has subtly shifted the burden of responsibility onto the players.   In the aftermath of the New York Giants’ win over Green Bay, Barry emphasized that Carrington Valentine failed to receive a crucial defens...17931Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000