https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/172/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/who-should-be-green-bays-starting-five-on-the-o-line/Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator and former offensive line coach Adam Stenavich has a common refrain when talking about who to start along the line: “You’ve got to get your best five guys out there in their best spots.”   Going into training camp, the offensive line will be providing plent...16696Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/could-rasmus-kumpulainen-become-matt-dumba-if-he-played-forward/Born late and drafted within a month of his 18th birthday. Unassuming top-end speed which masks elite edge work and lateral skating. Great NHL size used to even greater effect in the corners and in front of the net. A get-north attitude through the neutral zone, with a preference to set up posse...16690Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/david-bakhtiari-might-still-be-a-long-term-solution-for-the-packers/The Green Bay Packers faced significant challenges in the past two seasons as their star left tackle, David Bakhtiari, battled through a serious knee injury. Despite the setbacks, Bakhtiari continues to be a valuable asset for the team. Still, the upcoming season will serve as a crucial test for h...16689Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/christian-watson-pro-bowler/We're still a little ways out from training camp, so we're full of peak off-season optimism.   The Green Bay Packers enter the season with an unproven quarterback and receiving corps. But until we're given any reason to believe otherwise, this group gives us a lot to be excited about.   We’ve se...16683Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/less-is-more-with-green-bays-free-agent-class/No doubt you’re familiar with The Packer Way. The Green Bay Packers have never been shy about sharing their strategy of almost fanatical devotion to their draft-and-develop mantra, all while keeping their wallets in their pockets during free agency. Former Packers general manager Ted Thompson was...16681Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/a-wild-sickos-guide-to-puckdoku/My newest obsession, and probably yours, too, is Puckdoku. Spun off from the baseball game Immaculate Grid, Puckdoku combines two great sports tropes: David Roth of Defector's "Let's Remember Some Guys," and "Inside the NBA's" "Who He Play For?" If you're unfamiliar with the game, every day see...16679Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/kenny-clark-is-still-the-engine-that-makes-the-packers-defense-go/It's been no secret that over the past decade, the blueprint for the Green Bay Packers in the draft was to select young, high-motor, high-ceiling players, and to do it in the first round. Lukas Van Ness, Quay Walker, and Rashan Gary all fit that mold over the past few seasons, but Kenny Clark, 27,...16676Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/filip-gustavsson-should-get-cash-not-backlash/It's time for everyone's favorite offseason ritual: the contract dispute discourse. The Minnesota Wild have attempted to sign Filip Gustavsson, a restricted free agent (RFA), since at least February. But a week into July, it's still not done. A resolution awaits the Wild. Gustavsson filed for ar...16671Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-adopted-a-conservative-financial-strategy-on-offense-to-regain-long-term-cap-stability/The Green Bay Packers are navigating uncharted waters in their quest for sustained success. In five of the last six years, the team has found itself in the upper tier of spending. But they have plummeted to the bottom of the ranking — with a particularly inexpensive approach to the offensive roste...16668Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/jesper-wallstedt-overcame-a-slow-start-to-deliver-on-his-prospect-hype/  Expectations were high in Jesper Wallstedt’s first season in North America. The prized prospect and future of the Minnesota Wild’s crease had lofty expectations to meet. The North American game is much different than that of Sweden’s leagues. He was only 19 when he suited up and played in his...16662Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/green-bay-doesnt-need-a-veteran-backup-for-jordan-love/Once the smoke cleared from the Aaron Rodgers trade this offseason, one of the secondary concerns for the Green Bay Packers was who would backup quarterback Jordan Love. Green Bay opted to utilize the draft, selecting Penn State's Sean Clifford in the fifth round. While many are still clamoring fo...16659Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-rashan-gary-can-attan-superstardom-in-2023/Desperately needing to revamp the edge-rusher position at the dawn of the 2019 offseason, Brian Gutekunst made a pair of big splashes. He brought in both Za’Darius and Preston Smith on massive four-year deals. Following an inaugural season in which he swapped Jordy Nelson for Jimmy Graham, Gutekun...16657Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/pat-maroon-can-fill-the-ryan-reaves-void/  No one wants to think back to the Minnesota Wild’s playoff run last season. It was hard to watch and, most likely, even harder for them to play. The lack of physicality was the biggest surprise in the Dallas Stars series. For a team known to be heavy, gritty, and hard to play against, the Wil...16656Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/these-eye-opening-stats-bode-well-for-jordan-love/Jordan Love is going to have a unique situation with the Green Bay Packers in 2023. He is a first-year full-time starter, so expect ups and downs. At the same time, he's going into his fourth year as an NFL player, which means there is pressure for him to perform because he spent three seasons lea...16650Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/riley-heidt-demonstrates-the-value-in-not-trading-up/If you're wondering why the Minnesota Wild didn't trade up at last week's NHL Draft, the answer is simple: Nobody could. Not only were there zero trades in the first round, but there were only three trades at the draft altogether. Teams absolutely tried to move up the board, and failed. The Nas...16649Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/special-teams-might-be-green-bays-most-reliable-unit/We've gotten used to elite quarterback play carrying the Green Bay Packers to the playoffs over the years. On multiple occasions, Aaron Rodgers' elevated offense carried the Packers' struggling defense and special teams to the postseason.   That era is over, at least for now. With a first-time st...16644Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/can-the-wild-keep-up-with-rest-of-the-west/In the past two years, Kirill Kaprizov wasn't the only thing that gave the Minnesota Wild any hope of a deep playoff run. Nor was it adding the playoff bona fides of Marc-Andre Fleury, or Filip Gustavsson's sudden rise to prominence, orJoel Eriksson Ek and Matt Boldy's breakouts. Those were all...16641Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/can-joe-barry-adapt-to-get-the-best-out-of-green-bays-defensive-players/"Some in the organization wanted to see the defense simplify things and have the ability to play more aggressively." That could be anyone talking about Joe Barry's tenure with the Green Bay Packers over the last two years, right? Well, it came from a piece about Barry, but not about the Packers. T...16640Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/experience-will-drive-quay-walkers-success-this-year/In his first year donning green and gold, Quay Walker had highlights but also his fair share of growing pains. That’s all a part of the rookie experience. While he led all rookie linebackers in tackles and was second in rookie tackles overall, he was also ejected twice for reckless actions.   Ent...16636Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-pioneered-the-new-age-of-drafting-for-need-this-year/  The Minnesota Wild showed their hand in this year’s draft. Bill Guerin and Director of Amateur Scouting Judd Brackett didn’t hide that they wanted big centers, selecting true centers with each of their first three picks. Minnesota’s 2023 draft capital was very top-heavy, with three selections...16634Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-would-lukas-van-ness-need-to-do-to-win-defensive-rookie-of-the-year/NFL fans have finally had a chance to see the rookie draft picks of their favorite teams take the field in offseason workouts, and there is a consensus emerging among Vegas oddsmakers as to who are the favorites for Defensive Rookie of the Year. Green Bay Packers first-round draft pick Lukas Van N...16631Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tj-slaton-could-be-the-answer-as-a-run-stopper/The Green Bay Packers are surrounded by myriad questions as they transition to Jordan Love as the starting quarterback.   Yet one of Green Bay's largest uncertainties doesn't involve that transition at all. In fact, it's a reoccurring yearly question still without a comfortable answer: Can the Pa...16628Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-did-the-wild-let-one-of-us-fall-into-enemy-hands/There weren’t many draft-day trades this year. Many of them were teams trying to find a slight edge, and none were blockbusters. For example, the Tampa Bay Lightning got the 37th overall pick from the Montreal Canadiens via the Colorado Avalanche, and the Columbus Blue Jackets acquired the final...16625Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/a-packers-writer-meets-justin-jefferson-in-brazil/The Green Bay Packers did a lot of things that made no sense during their 23-7 Week 1 road loss to the Minnesota Vikings. The notion of keeping cornerback Jaire Alexander, the Packers’ best player in the secondary, away Vikings superstar receiver Justin Jefferson was … questionable, to say the lea...16624Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/do-the-packers-need-to-be-concerned-about-aaron-jones-fumbles/Aaron Jones has been one of the more effective running backs in the entire NFL over the last couple of years. In 2022, he had his career high in rushing yards (1,121), and he's probably the best offensive skill-position player on the Green Bay Packers’ roster. However, there is one area of his gam...16623Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000