https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/173/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-acquire-pat-maroon-for-almost-nothing/The Minnesota Wild can't be big players in the free agent market because of cap constraints but that does not mean that they are staying out of adding some players to their roster. Announced on Sunday night, the Wild have acquired veteran winger Patrick Maroon and minor-league forward Max Cajko...16622Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/get-ready-for-the-rossi-revenge-tour/  Marco Rossi has been part of a debate bigger than himself since before he was drafted. While he scored gratuitously in the OHL and built a reputation for an effective defensive game on top of that, his 5-foot-9 frame gave scouts an easy excuse to slot him lower on their draft boards than his...16620Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-wise-to-pass-on-ryan-reaves-contract/How much would you pay someone to save your season?  Some version of that question had to be on the minds of many in the State of Hockey, and probably some high up in the Minnesota Wild's decision-making apparatus. When the Wild traded for Ryan Reaves on November 23 last year, they were flounder...16619Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/hes-one-of-the-best-ive-ever-played-with-former-teammate-offers-stramel-scouting-report/When the Minnesota Wild read Charlie Stramel's name at pick No. 21 of the NHL Draft, the State of Hockey's collective reaction was, more or less, “Who?”  That might be odd for a born-and-raised Minnesota kid, but Wild fans (myself included) were still trying to recover from their rage of the Ch...16618Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/hes-one-of-the-best-i-ever-played-with-former-teammate-offers-stramel-scouting-report/  When the Minnesota Wild read Charlie Stramel's name at Pick 21 of the NHL Draft, the State of Hockey's collective reaction was, more or less, “Who?”  That might be odd for a born-and-raised Minnesota kid, but Wild fans (myself included) were still trying to recover from their rage of the Chi...16616Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/trust-the-wilds-process-with-charlie-stramel/The Minnesota Wild had the 21st pick in the 2023 Draft, where, as expected, most of the big names were off the board. In that spot, the Wild picked Charlie Stramel. He’s a Minnesota boy, and while he might play for the University of Wisconsin Badgers hockey team, it’s always good to see a hometo...16613Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/green-bays-offense-and-defense-are-on-different-timelines/The Green Bay Packers find themselves in a unique situation as they enter the upcoming season. While their offense includes an extremely young and inexperienced group of receiving weapons, the defense appears more ready to compete with a combination of seasoned veterans and promising young talent....16611Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-jones-and-dillon-will-influence-lafleurs-speed-based-offense/When the Green Bay Packers hired Matt LaFleur in January 2019, Packers fans all over the country wondered how different the offensive scheme would look. With Aaron Rodgers now in New York and Jordan Love operating the offense, we can only wonder how much LaFleur will overhaul the offense. One real...16609Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-to-expect-from-matt-lafleur-with-full-creative-control/As the Green Bay Packers embark on a rare seismic change in their franchise, fans, media, and the market are expecting a bumpy ride. Despite the easy schedule Jordan Love will face in his first year at the helm, oddsmakers have them pinned all the way back at +500 to retake the NFC North. They hav...16608Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-draft-overage-defenseman-aaron-pionk-at-149th-overall/  The Minnesota Wild kept it in the family for their fifth-round selection of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, picking up brother of NHLer Neal Pionk, Aaron, with the 149th pick. Like his brother, Poink is a defenseman and has spent his last season with the USHL's Waterloo Blackhawks and scored 12 g...16604Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-add-size-and-three-minnesota-natives-in-2023-nhl-draft/The Minnesota Wild just wrapped up the 2023 Draft, where they went in looking to get deeper at center and bigger overall. In both regards, you have to say that Judd Brackett and the Wild scouting staff understood the assignment. All but one player in the class was listed at 6-foot-0 or higher,...16603Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/minnesota-wild-take-defenseman-kalem-parker-at-pick-181/The Minnesota Wild have had success taking intriguing fliers on the blueline in later rounds since Judd Brackett took over the Department of Amateur Scouting. In 2020, he traded up to the third round to select Daemon Hunt, who might play NHL games next season after being a bright spot for the Io...16602Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/hometown-winger-james-clark-taken-by-wild-213rd-overall/We should have really known that if any player that is from Minnesota is available for the Wild to take, they'll sprint to that opportunity. With their last pick of the 2023 NHL Draft, the Wild selected Edina native James Clark. The 6-foot forward just wrapped up his final junior season playin...16601Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-draft-overage-defenseman-aaron-pionk-at-153rd-overall/The Minnesota Wild kept it in the family for their fifth-round selection of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, picking up brother of NHLer Neal Pionk, Aaron, with the 149th pick.   Pionk, like his brother, is a defenseman and has spent his last season with the USHL's Waterloo Blackhawks and managed to...16600Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-triple-down-on-center-with-riley-heidt-at-64th-overall/The Minnesota Wild addressed their needs for size down the middle by doubling up on centers Charlie "Big Rig" Stramel (21st overall) and Rasmus "Finnish Big Rig" Kumpulainen (53rd) with their first two picks of the 2023 NHL Draft. With two centers in the fold, the Wild had the luxury of turning...16599Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-get-another-big-center-draft-rasmus-kumpulainen-53rd-overall/With their first pick of the second day of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, the Minnesota Wild decided to return to the well of getting a big, 6-foot-3 center this year, selecting Rasmus Kumpulainen at 53rd overall. Kumpulainen spent most of his draft year playing in the Finnish Under-20 junior leagu...16598Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/players-we-like-who-are-still-available-for-the-wild-after-the-first-round/The first round of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft has come and gone with the Minnesota Wild making their pick at 21st overall and selecting sizeable center Charlie Stramel from the University of Wisconsin with it. Just because the first 32 names in the flashy first round have been selected does not m...16596Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/charlie-stramel-is-the-home-run-swing-fans-wanted-the-wild-to-draft/It wasn't hard to guess what the Minnesota Wild were going to do at the first night of the 2023 NHL Draft. True, few pundits had Wisconsin Badger center Charlie Stramel being the pick at 21st overall, but a player like him? Indeed. The Wild pipeline is loaded at wing and at defense, and has a li...16595Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-select-minnesota-born-charlie-stramel-at-21st-overall/With their first selection of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, the Minnesota Wild selected center Charlie Stramel from the University of Wisconsin at 21st overall. Stramel is a sizeable center, standing at 6-foot-3 and 216 lbs. and is known more for being a physical presence on the ice than any indiv...16593Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/anders-carlson-is-closing-in-on-the-starting-kicker-job/Stepping into the limelight and replacing a legend is a tall task for any NFL player. Replacing a franchise star and coming into a role with high expectations isn't for the faint of heart. But that's the situation rookie kicker Anders Carlson is in.   The Green Bay Packers' newest kicker replaces...16592Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/dont-overlook-anthony-johnson-jr/Earlier this offseason, Joe Berry was asked what his expectations were for a Green Bay Packers defense that boasts eight first-round picks. "What if we had a roster full of seventh-round draft picks?" He , “Would expectations not be high? The greatest thing about not only the National Football L...16590Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-have-started-to-prioritize-deep-speed-in-the-slot/Randall Cobb is gone. Amari Rodgers is gone. And so probably is the classic slot type in the Green Bay Packers’ receiving room.   "When Randall's healthy," quarterback Aaron Rodgers said in 2018, "I think our offense has been different because we have a true slot guy who can make plays in the slo...16588Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/mocking-the-minnesota-wilds-2023-draft/  Last year on Draft Day, we ran a seven-round mock draft for the Minnesota Wild, pinpointing players we felt could be good fits in St. Paul. We didn't nail down the Liam Öhgren/Danila Yurov first-round duo, but we pegged Servac Petrovsky as a potential pick. The Wild scooped him up in the sixt...16586Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/opportunity-will-be-the-key-for-rookie-jayden-reed/It’s an understatement to say the Green Bay Packers’ wide receiver room is young and inexperienced. We all know that. Like many of his teammates, Jayden Reed is young and inexperienced, but that’s not going to stop him from getting snaps at camp and during the season.   The rookie wide receiver f...16581Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/grading-the-hockey-worlds-minnesota-wild-mock-draft-picks/They say you can't grade a particular draft until something like five years out. Not only is that baloney, it's a full plate of gabagool as far as I'm concerned. Today we're going to grade the Minnesota Wild's draft before it even happens. How? We're following Hockey Wilderness' Justin Hein's r...16578Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000