https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/page/78/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/playing-david-jiricek-might-solve-multiple-problems-for-the-wild/In many ways, David Jiricek is effectively the Minnesota Wild's trade deadline pickup. Minnesota parted with its 2025 first-round draft pick to land the disgruntled top defenseman prospect, which might have contributed to a quiet trade deadline during which the Wild made few moves to boost its str...21526Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/does-justin-brazeau-have-the-skill-to-adapt-to-hynes-systems/The narrative around Justin Brazeau has shifted quickly since the Minnesota Wild acquired him on March 6.       In his initial tweet about the trade, Michael Russo called Brazeau “good down low below the dots and around the net.” He credited Brazeau with good hands and net-front ability. Perhaps...21523Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-03-13-3/Locks NCAA Basketball (1 Unit) Duke -13 First Half vs Georgia Tech (-110; Odds via Caesars): 11:00 AM CT on ESPN   My suspicion in this ACC tournament is that Duke continues to take its weak competition out in body bags. That should start with Georgia Tech here, who the Blue Devils already be...21522Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/should-the-packers-consider-signing-jeff-okudah/Jeff Hafley has built a reputation for developing defensive backs and improving defenses throughout his coaching career. When he arrived at Ohio State in 2019, the Buckeyes were coming off a season in which they ranked 71st nationally in total defense. Under Hafley’s leadership, the Buckeyes allow...21519Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-is-the-wilds-plan-in-net-next-year/The Minnesota Wild left their goaltending situation alone during a stressful pre-playoff trade deadline. However, Marc-Andre Fleury announced his retirement last April, so the team must make a major decision this summer.       Filip Gustavsson will enter the third year of his contract with a $3....21515Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/nfl-insider-lists-packers-as-a-cooper-kupp-destination/The Green Bay Packers typically don't dive into the free-agency waters to add players considered older. Green Bay boasted the youngest roster in the NFL two years in a row and isn't shy about mentioning it.   Could there be an exception to the rule? One reporter has listed the Packers as a "team...21514Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/pff-lists-the-packers-as-losers-of-early-free-agency-phase/The Green Bay Packers have gone about business as usual so far in free agency.   Green Bay has agreed to deals with two players, guard Aaron Banks and cornerback Nate Hobbs. Neither were tabbed by hardly anyone as potential targets for the Packers.   Still, there are holes to fill, and Green Bay...21512Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/bill-guerins-future-is-rooted-in-the-present/Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin addressed reporters last Friday afternoon. The NHL trade deadline had passed, and all the big deals seemed to come within the Central Division. The Dallas Stars got Mikko Rantanen. The Colorado Avalanche landed Brock Nelson. Draft picks flew through the a...21510Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/wild-sneak-out-shootout-win-over-avalanche/That's Wild         The Minnesota Wild's 2-1 shootout win over the Colorado Avalanche Tuesday night could not be understated. A hockey club that was falling out of their playoff spot and had this general malaise over the entire team without some star players available, quickly snapped into acti...21509Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-03-12-3/Locks NBA (1 Unit) Minnesota Timberwolves/Denver Nuggets First Quarter Over 59.5 (-110; Odds via Fanduel): 9:00 PM CT on ESPN   This total is comically low in my opinion. I’ve been wrong before, but I’m willing to bet pretty significantly that I’m not because I’ve seen too much of how these t...21508Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/are-brazeau-and-nyquist-enough-to-keep-the-wild-afloat/Luke Sims is skiing and the great Tony Abbott fills in as a guest this week! He joins Justin Hein and Justin Wiggins in breaking down the Minnesota Wild trade deadline and if their additions are enough to stop the current skid they find themselves on. Plus we play a game of "If I were GM for a day"21506Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/what-does-the-nate-hobbs-deal-mean-for-javon-bullard/On Monday, the Green Bay Packers signed former Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Nate Hobbs to a four-year, $48 million deal, with only $16 million fully guaranteed. The contract structure provides Green Bay with financial flexibility because Hobbs' $5,988,235 cap hit in 2025 will account for just 2% o...21505Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/green-bay-has-tipped-their-hand-on-aj-dillon/On Tuesday, reports surfaced that doctors have cleared running back AJ Dillon to resume playing in 2025. Back-to-back neck stingers in a span of nine months had Dillon on the shelf for all of 2024.   Naturally, Green Bay Packers fans wonder if Dillon will return with the recent news. However, the...21503Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/does-the-aaron-banks-deal-offer-insight-into-jordan-morgans-future/On Monday, the Green Bay Packers and former San Francisco 49ers guard Aaron Banks agreed to a four-year, $77 million deal. He should be a starter at guard, but that depends on whether Elgton Jenkins moves to center. If Jenkins shifts inside, Banks should play left guard; otherwise, he lines up on...21502Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-wild-need-more-from-their-goaltending-duo/When the Minnesota Wild was sitting atop the NHL standings at the beginning of December, Kirill Kaprizov made headlines for being a Hart Trophy candidate. While Kaprizov did a lot of heavy lifting, the Wild's goaltenders deserved much of the credit. Filip Gustavsson appeared to be a Vezina Trophy...21501Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-will-have-to-use-the-draft-to-address-wide-receiver/As rumored, Brian Gutekunst was a busy lad on the first day of “legal” tampering, signing guard Aaron Banks and cornerback Nate Hobbs to big deals.   Cornerback was a major team need, and the offensive line needed a boost after the Philadelphia Eagles exposed their depth, so the signings make a l...21500Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-packers-must-remain-patient-with-jordan-morgan/The Green Bay Packers beefed up their offensive line on Monday when they signed left guard Aaron Banks. The move to get Banks on a four-year deal gives the Packers their left guard for the next few years.   The domino effect it's leaving on the rest of the offensive line is intriguing. The most p...21499Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/elias-pettersson-needs-to-become-minnesotas-top-summer-target/On Sunday, we posed a simple question with a complicated answer: After the Dallas Stars got Mikko Rantanen, how could the Wild poach a similar superstar to keep up? We left the question open at the time, but honestly? There's a pretty obvious answer. And it stared Minnesota right in the face hours...21498Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/tiny-nicks-gambling-picks-03-11-3/Locks NCAA Basketball (0.5 Unit) Siena/Rider First Half Under 64.5 (-110; Odds via Fanduel): 5:00 PM CT on ESPN+   All season I’ve been following the home/road splits for this Siena offense, and this is one last chance to capitalize. The Saints see a 10.5 point drop in scoring away from home,...21496Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/green-bays-qb-development-approach-ensures-theyre-never-desperate/It’s April 23, 2020 – the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, a first of its kind in this new COVID era. Commissioner Roger Goodell and the front offices of each NFL team are conducting the draft remotely. It’s the escape sports fans around the world have been clamoring for after COVID-19 shut down...21494Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/espn-gives-packers-terrible-grade-for-aaron-banks-signing/The Green Bay Packers added to the interior of the offensive line in their first move of free agency on Monday. Green Bay agreed to a four-year, $77 million deal with former San Francisco 49ers guard Aaron Banks.   ESPN's Seth Walder was not a fan of the deal. Whew, that's a lot of money for B...21493Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/the-aaron-banks-signing-reveals-green-bays-plan-at-center/The Green Bay Packers made their first splash in the free-agency waters on Monday by agreeing to a deal with former San Francisco 49ers guard Aaron Banks.   Banks has primarily played left guard in the NFL. His signing clearly indicates what the Packers plan on doing at center.   Starting free a...21489Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/marat-khusnutdinov-we-hardly-knew-ye/“Asset Management” is something of a hockey-writer buzzword. Usually, it’s a euphemism writers use to say they didn’t like something a GM did.       In this case, that’s partly true. However, along with that perspective, the Marat Khusnutdinov trade seems to be a failure of patience. In the int...21488Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/packers-reportedly-wont-re-sign-key-offensive-piece/The good news for the Green Bay Packers entering free agency is that most of its core is under contract and set to return in 2025.   Still, the nature of the beast always wins out. Every team has some free agents they must make a decision about.   For the Packers, center Josh Myers was the key n...21487Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/exclude-from-home/von-miller-doesnt-fit-green-bays-timeline/After watching Maxx Crosby and Myles Garrett reach extensions with the Las Vegas Raiders and Cleveland Browns, respectively, the edge rusher market got awfully thin, awfully quick.   In an ideal world, the Green Bay Packers will upgrade at the spot, given the lack of production and the frustratio...21486Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000