https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/152/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/are-the-wilds-extensions-clouding-a-prospects-future-with-the-team/In Hockey Wilderness’s annual prospect rankings earlier this year, I wrote about how Minnesota Wild prospect Danila Yurov was the whole package and that he’d be arriving in North America sooner than later.       I’m sorry, that's my bad.               As it turns out, Yurov has reportedly sig...17929Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wilderness-walk-is-kirill-kaprizov-back/Kirill Kaprizov has had a weird season so far. At the start, he certainly wasn't himself and was (still might be) battling an injury that is keeping him from his dominant performances. His production was just fine instead of extraordinary and he was visibly not the player we were used to buzzing i...17925Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/gamethread-wild-at-bruins-600-p-m/The Minnesota Wild suffered a demoralizing loss in Pittsburgh on Monday and less than 24 hours later, they are off to face another black and gold team in Boston. This time, it's a team doing actually very well. This might get ugly.       When: 6:00 p.m. CT Where: TD Garden TV: Bally Sports...17924Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/no-more-buyers-remorse-with-marco-rossi/No one outside an NHL organization truly knows what a team's draft boards look like, but from what we can piece together after the 2020 Draft, the Minnesota Wild's decision at Pick No. 9 may have come down to Marco Rossi versus Anton Lundell.       We know for sure that the Wild picked Rossi. Gi...17922Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wilderness-walk-hard-work-undone-by-one-penalty/The Minnesota Wild once appeared dead in the water during their Monday night clash against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Down 3-0 with not that much time remaining, the Wild kept on chipping away. Ryan Hartman and Jake Middleton each scored a goal to bring the deficit to just one single tally before th...17918Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-must-learn-from-the-past-to-avoid-a-trap-game-in-carolina/After beating the Detroit Lions and the Kansas City Chiefs, the Green Bay Packers had a clear path to the playoffs. With one of the league's easiest remaining schedules, the Packers just needed to continue their hot streak and win out.   But those playoff odds plummeted after a complete meltdown...17916Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/whats-going-on-with-green-bays-third-down-defense/Of all the frustrating elements to come out of Sunday's 34-20 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Green Bay Packers' inability to get a stop they desperately needed on third down was at the top of the list. The combination of soft defensive pressure and poor execution allowed Baker Mayfield to l...17913Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/gamethread-wild-at-penguins-600-p-m/The Minnesota Wild are slowly climbing their way back into a playoff spot and now have to visit the Pittsburgh Penguins amid some small controversy. John Hynes has decided to not have Marc-Andre Fleury in between the pipes for what could be his last game in Pittsburgh. But, many reporters are alre...17912Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-defense-cant-even-do-what-it-was-built-to-do/It's a bad day at the office when The Onion mocks your defense.   Yet that's life for the Green Bay Packers under defensive coordinator Joe Barry. His soft coverage and unimaginative defense made Baker Mayfield more dangerous than ever, becoming the first visiting quarterback to have a perfect pa...17911Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-went-into-wicks-career-receiving-day/The Green Bay Packers were already without Christian Watson and Luke Musgrave on Sunday, and then rookie phenom Jayden Reed left the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game early with an injury. That left the Packers with Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks, another rookie sensation, representing the receiving cor...17910Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-need-guerin-to-lead-with-a-steadying-hand-not-an-iron-fist/In late July 2020, Andrew Heydt conducted a team meeting in the Edmonton bubble. It was days before the NHL season resumed, and the Minnesota Wild were about to play in the qualifying round, where the Vancouver Canucks eliminated them. The NHL issued 60-page welcome manuals to all 24 teams invited...17909Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/matt-lafleur-is-hurting-his-reputation-by-making-excuses-for-joe-barry/The Green Bay Packers’ struggles continued in the aftermath of a dismal Monday night showing that left Green Bay’s defense in the crosshairs. Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers exploited their vulnerabilities, torching the Packers with 381 yards through the air and four touchdowns. Mayfie...17907Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/say-it-with-me-joe-must-go/You could argue that Sunday’s embarrassing, pathetic defensive effort by the Green Bay Packers was a blessing in disguise. Maybe only a performance that hideous, that mind-numbing, would force Matt LaFleur to do what he should have done last season: move on from Joe Barry’s wretched defensive mind...17906Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wilderness-walk-brock-faber-getting-more-and-more-reliable/That's Wild         While the Minnesota Wild are certainly a worse team without Jonas Brodin and Jared Spurgeon healthy and available, Brock Faber is making it slightly less terrifying. The rookie blueliner has impressed with every game he's played in, and appears to be one of the smartest defe...17904Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/gamethread-wild-vs-canucks-100-p-m/Just over a week since the Minnesota Wild visited the Vancouver Canucks, they are now hosting the team from the Pacific Northwest at their own rink for a Saturday afternoon clash.       Last time, the Canucks shutout the Wild a decisively earned a 2-0 victory thanks to Demko standing on his head...17899Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/its-time-to-talk-about-marcus-johansson/This is not the first rodeo for Minnesota Wild fans and Marcus Johansson.       Johansson first found himself in a Wild sweater during the COVID-shortened 2020-21 campaign. Minnesota thrust Johnasson into a top-line center spot to replace a traded Eric Staal. That move was not good for Johansso...17898Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-are-fully-in-control-of-their-playoff-destiny/Do you want the good news or the bad news? It’s the holidays, and I’m feeling joyfully optimistic, so let’s start with the good news.       Even after a slow start that led to a coaching change and many wondering if it was time to tank for a high draft pick, the Minnesota Wild’s small turnaround...17897Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-can-replace-christian-watsons-downfield-ability/It’s hard to characterize this season for the Green Bay Packers. But in a word, it would be interesting. It would probably be competing in a rebuild if it were a phrase. Not contending, but competing. The sentiment around the team and its new franchise quarterback started exceptionally high with a...17894Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/will-the-real-packers-please-stand-up/The last five games would be a snap, they said. Easiest closing schedule in the league, they said. Well, don’t look now, but the Green Bay Packers are getting set to face another team riding a two-game winning streak in a matchup that will feel like a playoff game at Lambeau.   How will the Packe...17893Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-players-landing-a-plane-surely-you-cant-be-serious/A popular post on Twitter this week talked about a survey where men were asked if they thought they could land a commercial airplane and 50% of men said they thought they could. Now, back up a minute, and let’s make it clear that probably 1% of men could land the plane, but we don’t need to get in...17891Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/elliotte-friedman-provides-additional-reporting-on-wilds-front-office-turmoil/The Minnesota Wild have had more problems this season than a slow start resulting in a coaching change. Over the past 48 hours, Michael Russo and Joe Smith of The Athletic reported that not only former assistant general manager Chris O'Hearn left the front office but that the front office has unde...17890Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/jordan-love-must-play-like-the-playoffs-start-now/The Green Bay Packers will face off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday as the two 6-7 teams vie for playoff positioning. Their individual situations are different, though, as the Packers are trying to sneak into a Wild Card spot while the Buccaneers are tied with the Atlanta Falcons and th...17889Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-under-dogs-are-barking-week-15/Back-to-back winning weeks have me in a festive mood as we approach the holiday season, but it didn’t bring me a lot of joy securing a winning week by watching my Packers go down in flames. It did take a bit of the sting away, though.   Here are three frisky puppies that will have my attention on...17888Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-much-has-goaltending-influenced-the-wilds-red-hot-penalty-kill/Napoleon Bonaparte famously said: “Soldiers generally win battles. Generals get credit for them.” It’s rare to quote a Frenchman on hockey, let alone one who died before the game was invented. But it always comes to mind when discussing NHL coaching for two reasons       The first is obvious: th...17886Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/gamethread-wild-vs-flames-700-p-m/The Minnesota Wild need all the points they can get to eventually hit their goal of making the playoffs this season. Tonight, they are hosting the Calgary Flames, who just so happen to sit just two points above them, and Minnesota has so many games in hand.       Points are points, but points ag...17881Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000