https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/71/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/which-brock-faber-is-going-to-the-playoffs/When Brock Faber inked the contract extension that will make him the Minnesota Wild's highest-paid defenseman next year, general manager Bill Guerin made his expectations clear regarding what he wanted for the $8.5 million AAV.       Brock Faber.       "You're getting this because of who you a...21825Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/esa-pole-could-be-green-bays-next-rasheed-walker/Rasheed Walker had a lingering knee injury and saw a decline in play in his final year at Penn State before entering the draft. Still, the Green Bay Packers scooped him up in the seventh round in 2022, and he blossomed into a quality starter at left tackle.   Walker is set to enter the final year...21823Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/two-trade-up-deals-that-make-sense-for-the-packers/Predicting trades in the NFL draft isn't the easiest thing to do — but that shouldn’t stop anyone from taking a swing at it. Green Bay holds the No. 23 pick in Round 1. It’s worth noting that the Packers have moved up twice in the first round under general manager Brian Gutekunst.   Here are two...21821Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/whats-green-bays-worst-case-scenario-in-the-draft/The Green Bay Packers are hosting this year’s draft and have the 23rd pick. The Packers will surely call a name to the stage in the first round, right?   But what if the board doesn’t favor them?   We’ve examined multiple ways the Packers could approach the draft. So, what is the worst-case scen...21818Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/mina-kimes-and-todd-mcshay-have-the-combines-fastest-player-going-to-green-bay/We're at the point in April where mock drafts become 2.0 and even 3.0 versions.   The powerful Mina Kimes and Todd McShay duo released a "War Room Mock Draft 3.0" on , and they have Green Bay taking quite the prospect at No. 23 overall.  Maxwell Hairston ran a 4.28-second 40-yard dash at the N...21816Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/jalen-royals-is-a-day-2-option-with-wr1-potential/It’s not just the beer and cheese causing blood pressures to spike across the state of Wisconsin. Some of that hypertension is no doubt attributable to the Green Bay Packers’ wide receiver room. While they have a lot of good pieces in Jayden Reed, Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs, and Dontayvion Wick...21815Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-04-14-3/Locks MLB (1 Unit) Kansas City Royals Team Total Over 4 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 6:05 PM CT on MLB Network   I don’t think I’m alone in wondering when the Royals lineup is going to wake up. Kansas City should be a much better team at the plate than they’ve been, only clearing this team total...21811Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-top-prospect-zeev-buium-making-nhl-debut-tuesday/That's Wild       The Minnesota Wild almost immediately put pen to paper with top prospect Zeev Buium after he lost in the NCAA national championship game Saturday. The 2024 12th-overall pick has signed his entry-level contract and is on his way to join the Wild for the remainder of the regular...21810Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/kristian-welch-should-help-fill-the-eric-wilson-role/A few weeks ago, the Green Bay Packers lost an underrated contributor to their 2024 defense and special teams units when linebacker Eric Wilson returned to his first NFL home with the rival Minnesota Vikings. That departure left the Packers with another hole to fill for their 2025 roster.   Enter...21808Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/which-2025-quarterback-prospect-could-be-green-bays-next-development-project/If the Green Bay Packers learned anything from last season, it’s how valuable it is to have a reliable backup quarterback.   Malik Willis went 2-0 as a starter, while Jordan Love recovered from a sprained MCL. He also came off the bench in Week 8 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, after Love exite...21807Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-04-13-3/Locks MLB (0.5 Unit) Detroit Tigers First 5 Innings ML @ Minnesota Twins (-105; Odds via Caesars): 1:10 PM CT on MNNT   We’re now in a place where the Twins are in jeopardy of getting swept at home by the Tigers. That’s a serious re-ordering of the normal AL Central power structure, but it’s...21804Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/zeev-buium-is-a-flawed-but-nhl-ready-player/Let’s immediately get something out of the way: Zeev Buium is an NHL-caliber defenseman right now, at this moment. And after a remarkable run as an amateur that included a gold medal at the World Under-18 championships, back-to-back golds at the World Junior Championships, an NCAA championship in...21803Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/freddy-gaudreau-has-quietly-had-the-bounce-back-season-the-wild-need/I wrote off Freddy Gaudreau after his utterly miserable season last year.       In the first year of a new five-year extension handed out by Bill Guerin, Gaudreau made what looked like one of the dumbest moves in the NHL. Gaudreau was separated from Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello, faced in...21801Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-04-12-3/Locks MLB (0.5 Unit) Detroit Tigers Team Total Over 4.5 (+105; Odds via Caesars): 1:10 PM CT on MNNT   It’s just disappointment after disappointment with this Twins team, going all the way back to the finish of last season. I don’t see an end to it today as one of the biggest disappointments...21800Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/jalen-rivers-would-be-a-classic-gutekunst-pick/The future of the Green Bay Packers’ offensive line offers more questions than answers. Zach Tom and Rasheed Walker are entering the final year of their rookie contracts and could be in line for massive paydays. If Tom delivers another borderline All-Pro season in 2025, he won’t just earn a raise...21798Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/should-one-game-change-the-wilds-playoff-expectations/The Minnesota Wild got more than a shot in the arm after Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek's return on Wednesday night. The team and fans got a reprieve from three-plus months of depressingly boring hockey. From Kaprizov's injury on December 23 until Tuesday, the Wild ranked 31st in total goals...21796Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/green-bays-best-option-with-pick-23-might-be-to-trade-back/In 2018, his first year as Green Bay Packers general manager, Brian Gutekunst traded back from pick 14 to 27 and then back up to pick 18 to select Louisville cornerback Jaire Alexander.   Moving around in the first round has been the norm for Gutekunst, and this year could be the same. If the boa...21794Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/a-veteran-defensive-core-shouldnt-stop-the-wild-from-playing-zeev-buium/When was the last time Minnesota Wild fans were this excited for a prospect finishing up their collegiate career?       The energy from Minnesota following Denver University’s loss to Western Michigan in the Frozen Four last night had nothing to do with a hatred towards the defending national ch...21793Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-04-11-3/Locks NBA (0.5 Unit) Charlotte Hornets @ Boston Celtics -12 First Half (-110; Odds via Caesars): 6:30 PM CT on NBCS-Boston   I get the sense that Boston will want to bounce back from scoring just 76 points in a 20-point loss at Orlando on Wednesday night. Of course it was self-inflicted as th...21791Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/gutekunst-can-address-a-big-packers-need-by-going-back-to-the-georgia-well/The 2025 NFL Draft is just a few weeks away. The Green Bay Packers are hosting and will rely heavily on it to catapult them to the next stage of their remarkably quick post-Rodgers rebuild. Green Bay's smooth transition from Aaron Rodgers to Jordan Love silenced many doubters. After making a surpr...21789Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/how-concerning-is-it-that-the-wild-gave-up-7-goals-to-san-jose/Wednesday, April 9, was unexpectedly eventful for the Minnesota Wild. Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek returned. A player scored four goals for only the third time in franchise history, and Marc-Andre Fleury may have made his final home start.       An instant classic 8-7 barn-burner had Wi...21786Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/kenneth-grant-fills-a-packers-need-now-and-in-the-future/The Green Bay Packers didn’t have many key departures in free agency this offseason. However, defensive tackle T.J. Slaton left a 330 lb. void when he signed a two-year, $15.1 million deal with the Cincinnati Bengals. Slaton was a crucial part of Green Bay’s run defense. He led defensive tackles i...21785Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-can-start-filling-out-their-christmas-list-in-april/Last Christmas was an incredible time to be a fan of the Minnesota Wild. The Wild got off to a strong start and climbed toward the top of the standings. While fans were opening their presents, Minnesota was preparing to visit the Dallas Stars and looking to make a push to catch the Winnipeg Jets i...21784Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/dont-be-surprised-if-the-packers-take-josh-simmons-with-pick-23/Of the many directions the Green Bay Packers could go in Round 1 of the draft, offensive line is one that people aren't discussing. After bringing in Aaron Banks and sliding Elgton Jenkins to center, a lot of the pieces look to be in place.   Key word: looks. It's not all as locked as it appears...21782Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/espn-report-suggests-packers-will-focus-on-one-side-of-the-ball-early-in-the-draft/If history tells us anything, Green Bay will invest on the defensive side of the ball early in the draft.   Predictions are flying in, with the 2025 NFL Draft starting on April 24.   One ESPN report suggests the Packers will go defense early in the draft.   Matt Miller and Jordan Reid of ESPN s...21780Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000