https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/16/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/could-marcus-johansson-make-swedens-olympic-roster/That's Wild         Marcus Johansson is suddenly exploding offensively and is not looking out of place on the Minnesota Wild's second line right now. So, is he suddenly in the running for a potential wing spot on Team Sweden? His position on the team wasn't guaranteed but with the Olympic annou...24203Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-does-it-mean-if-collin-oliver-doesnt-get-any-playing-time-on-sunday/The Green Bay Packers’ Week 18 trip to Minneapolis will offer Matt LaFleur a chance to rest key starters while giving backups a live-game audition. With the playoffs approaching and a 2026 offseason expected to be constrained by limited cap space and numerous free-agent decisions, Sunday’s game pr...24200Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-face-two-hurdles-in-trying-to-land-ryan-oreilly/While the dust is still settling on the Quinn Hughes blockbuster trade, the Minnesota Wild likely still has business to conduct. The Central Division is an arms race this season, and the Wild has some deficiencies to shore up. The main area they can improve is at center.       With the team stil...24199Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-12-30-6/Locks NBA (1 Unit) Boston Celtics Team Total Over 124.5 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 8:00 PM CT on KJZZ   The Jazz have accidentally won a couple games in a row against quality competition, so this might get interesting. But it’s tough to go broke betting on them to give up points, especially at h...24195Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/marcus-johansson-pushes-wild-past-golden-knights/That's Wild         The Minnesota Wild returned from their holiday break to travel to Nevada and face the Vegas Golden Knights. While their familiar foe has not been having some perfect season, they are still a very good team and would provide a strong test for Minnesota. And thanks to Marcus J...24194Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/is-it-worth-giving-jordan-love-any-playing-time-in-minnesota/Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love should clear the concussion protocol following a dirty hit from Austin Booker in Week 16 against the Chicago Bears. The injury also forced him to miss Green Bay’s Week 17 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens, a game the Packers lost.     "He just di...24192Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-case-for-starting-malik-willis-on-sunday/Week 18 is officially upon us, and your Green Bay Packers are playoff-bound! Seeing how they are coming off a three-game losing streak, you’re forgiven if this maybe isn’t the most joyous feeling heading into the postseason – but at least their Super Bowl hopes are technically still alive.   Howe...24191Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/an-unheralded-contributor-is-leaving-green-bay-in-2026/The 2025 season's reaper has taken plenty of the Green Bay Packers' best players, including but not limited to Tucker Kraft, Devonte Wyatt, and Micah Parsons.   Other impact players missed games, and it seems like at least four or five players are exiting games week after week.   But it's a violen...24190Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/lukas-van-ness-might-be-green-bays-best-pass-rush-hope/You'd be forgiven if you thought the Green Bay Packers' Saturday night loss to the Baltimore Ravens was a repeat of the 2019 NFC Championship game.   Derrick Henry played the role of Raheem Mostert, racking up 216 rushing yards on 36 carries and crossing the end zone four times. It's the most rus...24189Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/one-number-will-tell-us-whether-quinn-hughes-stays-or-goes/Bill Guerin looked exhausted but delighted after trading for Quinn Hughes in mid-December. A call to his old boss, Jim Rutherford, had resulted in an opportunity to land the NHL’s second-best defenseman.       It was nearly a perfect trade. The Minnesota Wild needed a scoring boost, and Hughes...24187Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/matt-boldy-is-closing-the-gap-between-himself-and-kirill-kaprizov/Back in October, Bill Guerin posed a simple question about Matt Boldy to The Athletic's Joe Smith: "You tell me. What wingers are better than him?"       At the time, the list wasn't very long. The Minnesota Wild's "second star" was already in the top-20 wingers, according to NHL Network. Jack F...24186Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-12-29-6/Locks NFL (1 Unit) Atlanta Falcons Team Total Over 20.5 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 7:15 PM CT on ABC   The Rams have a good defense, statistically anyway, as they rank top-10 in EPA/play and success rate allowed this season. But you have to be concerned about what they’ve done the past 4 weeks,...24185Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-must-make-the-obvious-move-with-their-starters-on-sunday/After the first two weeks of the season, the dreams of a Super Bowl trophy coming back to Green Bay were very real. Fast forward to December and, despite a playoff berth in hand, injuries have derailed the Green Bay Packers' season.   With the No. 7 seed locked up regardless of the outcome in Wee...24183Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/rashan-gary-hasnt-backed-up-his-inspirational-words-in-denver/In an individual performance that surprised nobody, Green Bay Packers defensive end Rashan Gary produced another dud. It continued a less-than-optimal stretch in which Gary has gone nine weeks without registering a sack or tackle for loss.   Gary was one of the most outspoken players in an effort...24182Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/matt-boldys-refined-approach-is-creating-the-lost-consistency-in-his-game/For the past few seasons, Minnesota Wild fans have been anxious for Matt Boldy to take the leap. Boldy has played at an All-Star level the past two years, but fans have been waiting for him to turn into the franchise-caliber player to ride alongside Kirill Kaprizov.       Saturday’s game over th...24181Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-continue-to-do-an-incredible-job-of-not-using-matthew-golden/Bedlam broke out in the crowd at the draft in Green Bay when Mark Murphy announced the pick in April. With the 23rd pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the 13-time World Champion Green Bay Packers ... for the first time since 2002 ... draft a wide receiver! Matthew Golden! Wide receiver, Texas! As it...24180Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/malik-willis-just-earned-himself-a-lot-of-money-with-his-performance-against-the-ravens/One of the lone bright spots for the Green Bay Packers in an otherwise embarrassing lashing at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens was quarterback Malik Willis. With limited reps throughout the week due to an illness and shoulder injury, Willis put on a clinic. And on the big  stage on Saturday nigh...24179Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/its-time-for-kingsley-enagbare-to-get-more-playing-time-over-rashan-gary/It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Green Bay Packers’ pass rush has struggled since Micah Parsons tore his ACL at Mile High. What we’re seeing now is the natural result of a unit that finished in the bottom 10 in pass-rush win rate a year ago, now operating without Kenny Clark and Devonte Wy...24177Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/derrick-henrys-performance-was-a-warning-sign-for-the-packers-playoff-momentum/The Green Bay Packers’ defense felt like it was teetering after allowing the Chicago Bears to carve them up late in Week 16. After three quarters of dominance against the Bears, they lost control of the game while injuries continued to pile up.   When it was announced that Lamar Jackson would mis...24176Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/green-bays-loss-to-baltimore-was-a-repeat-of-the-2019-nfc-title-game/Last week, Zone Coverage drew parallels between the Green Bay Packers’ late collapse against the Chicago Bears in Week 16 and the infamous 2014 NFC Championship Game loss to the Seattle Seahawks. In both games, the Packers unraveled in the fourth quarter despite holding a double-digit lead, allowi...24174Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-12-28-6/Locks NFL (1 Unit) Jacksonville Jaguars Team Total Over 27.5 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 12:00 PM CT on FOX   Well the Jags just keep going over their team totals, so might as well let it rip here in a meaningless game for the defense they’re facing. Jacksonville is now 12-3 over their team total...24173Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/happy-holidays-from-the-minnesota-wild/The Minnesota Wild admin team is top-notch, obviously, and one of the best things they have released so far this year was the pre-Christmas caroling video. “But Christmas is over! Why are we still talking about it?” Well, without being pedantic, the Wild players sang their rendition of the 12 Days...24172Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-hughes-faber-pairing-might-be-the-minnesota-wilds-superpower/When you look at the NHL's recent Stanley Cup winners, you can identify a superpower for each of them. That One Thing that elevates them above the pack, a unique attribute that the team leans on to great success.       The Florida Panthers have boasted impossible forward depth in recent seasons....24169Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-12-27-6/Locks NFL (1 Unit) Baltimore Ravens/Green Bay Packers First Half Under 19.5 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 7:00 PM CT on Peacock   These are two teams that tend to start very slowly, and now they’re both trotting out backup quarterbacks. The Packers are just 5-10 over their first half team total thi...24168Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-under-dogs-are-barking-week-17-3/It’s a tricky Week 17 NFL slate, with three games already in the books and several teams having questionable motivation as their attention inevitably turns to 2026 draft position. Nevertheless, I’ve found three puppies I like, as I look to bank back-to-back winning weeks. Colts +5 ½ vs. Jaguars...24166Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000