https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/69/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/golden-knights-hoping-depth-can-wear-down-wild-in-series/That's Wild         It's fairly obvious, but one major thing that the Vegas Golden Knights have over the Minnesota Wild in the first-round matchup, is depth at the forward position. They even said it out loud. The Golden Knights are hoping that they can just roll though the lines and take advan...21909Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/will-colby-wooden-end-up-on-the-roster-bubble-after-the-draft/Anticipation over the 2025 NFL Draft is nearing its crescendo, but even when the draft is over there is more excitement to come. After the seven rounds are completed on Sunday afternoon, there’s always a frenzy of activity as teams rush to sign undrafted free agents and continue to tinker with the...21908Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-are-about-to-play-a-game-espn-is-trying-to-hide-from-the-world/They say nothing good happens after midnight, especially in Vegas. Yet, here we are, staring down a 10:00 pm Central puck drop in Sin City.       The NHL wants its playoff games on national television. ESPN knows fewer fans leaguewide will watch the Minnesota Wild-Vegas Golden Knights game than...21904Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-can-win-this-series-if-one-thing-doesnt-change-from-game-1/With the obvious exception of Matt Boldy's two-goal performance, Game 1 of the Minnesota Wild's series was a bit of a letdown. The Vegas Golden Knights (mostly) did a solid job protecting Adin Hill, and the Wild offense suffered droughts. It took Vegas' second-ranked power play six seconds to burn...21903Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/are-draft-analysts-sleeping-on-a-luther-burden-green-bay-connection/For several reasons — not least of which are the Green Bay Packers’ clear need for wide receiver help and the fanbase’s years-long public campaign for a top pass-catcher — every name under the sun has been talked about as a potential fit.   In the first round, people have floated names like Emeka...21902Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/3-key-takeaways-from-wilds-game-1-loss-to-the-golden-knights/The Minnesota Wild dropped Game 1 of their first-round series to the Vegas Golden Knights, 4-2. The home team quickly ran away with the back-and-forth battle, and a little surge of offense was not enough to completely recoup the score line, handing the Wild a first-game deficit in the playoffs....21901Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-04-21-3/Locks NBA (0.75 Unit) Jalen Brunson Over 28.5 Points (-110; Odds via DraftKings): 6:30 PM CT on TNT   The simple fact of the matter is that Detroit doesn’t have a point defender they’re able to put on Jalen Brunson, so he tends to go wild against them. Saturday’s 34-point showing was just a c...21898Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-fall-in-game-1-against-golden-knights/That's Wild         The Minnesota Wild opened up their first round series against the Vegas Golden Knights with a 4-2 loss. The most ground they had was an equalizing goal to make it 1-1, but from there Vegas took over. Brett Howden scored a pair of goals and Pavel Dorofeyev delivered the killi...21897Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/luke-sims-final-2025-green-bay-packers-mock-draft/We are just a few sleeps away from the 2025 NFL Draft, hosted by the glorious city of Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers are on the clock at 23rd overall, one of their eight selections over the three-day draft.   I’ve completed over 100 Packers mock drafts in the last four months, and it’s finally...21896Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/is-kansas-city-the-perfect-trade-down-partner-for-green-bay/The Green Bay Packers head into the 2025 NFL Draft with only eight selections, the fewest during Brian Gutekunst's tenure as general manager. Green Bay has only 29 players under contract for the 2026 season, tied for the eighth fewest in the league. To make matters worse, the Packers have the lowe...21893Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-should-pick-up-a-late-round-quarterback-this-year/Jordan Love isn't worried about a quarterback competition. The gig is his, and the Green Bay Packers hope it stays that way for at least the next decade.   Still, backup quarterback is an ever-important position, especially for teams routinely in contention.   Given Green Bay’s current backup qu...21892Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/minnesota-wild-vegas-golden-knights-game-1-thread-9pm-central/It's Minnesota Wild playoff time, baby!       Look, look, we get it: The Wild haven't advanced in the playoffs since 2015, but that's no reason to not get excited. Especially since we've seen this team have the juice in Game 1 in two of their past three trips to the postseason. Get hyped up by r...21891Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/is-walter-nolen-worth-the-risk-for-green-bay-early-in-the-draft/The key to a successful draft is balancing the potential risks and rewards of various prospects. Some players come with more uncertainty looming over them than others. One prime example in this year’s draft class: Walter Nolen.   Knowing all the concerns swirling around Nolen, does his upside sti...21890Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/vegas-built-the-expansion-franchise-minnesota-always-wanted/When the Vegas Golden Knights joined the NHL in the 2017-18 season, it was hard not to view it as some sort of gimmick; an attempt to force-feed NHL hockey to another Sun Belt market that never really wanted it. When the team debuted on the ice, at least initially, that sentiment was solidified by...21889Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-can-we-expect-from-zeev-buiums-first-playoff-series/No matter what happens, Zeev Buium is already special. When he steps on the ice tonight for Game 1 of the Minnesota Wild's series against the Vegas Golden Knights, he'll be one of very few players to make their NHL debut in the playoffs. It'll be the first time anyone has done it in a Wild sweater...21888Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/can-the-wild-upset-the-golden-knights-podcast/Justin Hein, Luke Sims, Justin Wiggins, and guest Tony Abbott discuss if the Wild have any chance to pull off an upset against the Vegas Golden Knights in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.       If you have any questions for us, leave them in the comments and we'll answer on the next show!21885Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/can-the-wild-upset-the-golden-knights-podcsat/Justin Hein, Luke Sims, Justin Wiggins, and guest Tony Abbott discuss if the Wild have any chance to pull off an upset against the Vegas Golden Knights in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.       If you have any questions for us, leave them in the comments and we'll answer on the next show!21884Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-04-20-3/Locks NBA (1 Unit) Memphis Grizzlies @ OKC Thunder -13.5 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 12:00 PM CT on ABC   It’s really simple, this matchup has not been close at all this season. The Thunder have blown out the Grizzlies by no less than 13 points across all four meetings, including winning both g...21883Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/marco-rossi-can-prove-the-doubters-wrong-but-does-it-matter/34 years after his Austrian countryman staved it off, Judgement Day has finally arrived for Marco Rossi. After completing two 82-game campaigns in a row, piling up 45 goals and 100 points in the process, Rossi has won much of the State of Hockey over with his play.       For good reason: He's a...21881Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-will-be-the-wilds-sling-that-slays-the-giant-in-vegas/A wise man once said, “God did not send David to slay Goliath. He sent Goliath to prove to David that what resides in him is a giant slayer.”                   Welcome to Round 1 against the Pacific Division champions.       The Vegas Golden Knights are tremendous offensively this year. They...21879Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-04-19-3/Locks NBA (0.5 Unit) Luka Doncic Over 28.5 Points (-110; Odds via DraftKings): 7:30 PM CT on ABC   The memories of last year’s Western Conference Finals still haunt me. The Wolves had no answer for Luka in that series, so why should we expect any different this year? I’m very scared of what h...21877Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-hope-is-there-for-the-wild-against-the-vegas-golden-knights/After the Minnesota Wild clinched their playoff spot on Tuesday, the FanDuel Sports Network flashed a graphic across the screen. The stat? Most Western Conference playoff appearances over the last 11 years, and the Minnesota Wild were first with nine.       It's a stat that's simultaneously imp...21873Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/nfl-coms-chad-reuter-has-the-packers-trading-up-in-first-round/People are submitting their final mock drafts, and for NFL.com's Chad Reuter, that means a full seven-round mock draft. In an unprecedented move for the Green Bay Packers, Reuter has them trading up in the first round for a wide receiver.   Tetairoa McMillan has drawn the attention of many Packer...21870Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-enter-the-playoffs-doing-the-same-thing-and-expecting-different-results/On March 30, 2021, Matt Boldy left Boston College and signed with the Minnesota Wild after St. Cloud State eliminated BC. Minnesota assigned him to the Iowa Wild, where he had 18 points in 14 games. However, despite his production in Des Moines, the Wild didn’t call him up for their playoff series...21868Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-5-tiers-of-green-bays-draft-targets/With less than a week to go until the draft, we’ve become familiar with most of the players who will go in the first round, and the prospects the Green Bay Packers could be interested in. So, let's organize those players into tiers.     To rank these players, I used a mix of the consensus big boa...21867Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000