https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/140/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/trading-arraez-stings-but-it-shouldnt-be-a-surprise/Talk about a Friday news dump. The Minnesota Twins bolstered their starting rotation by trading for right-handed pitcher Pablo Lopez from the Miami Marlins. Trading for a player like Lopez should theoretically please the fanbase because he’s a high-end starting pitcher. However, adding Lopez meant...15423Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/stockholm-syndrome-isnt-real-but-vikings-syndrome-might-be/According to the Cleveland Clinic, the term Stockholm Syndrome was derived from an attempted bank robbery in 1973. The robbery resulted in a six-day standoff between the robbers and the police in Stockholm, Sweden. It included many hostages who became sympathetic toward their kidnappers as the sit...15422Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/are-the-wild-defending-better-or-just-getting-better-goaltending/The Minnesota Wild sit at 54 points through 44 games. That’s good for third in the Central Division, but this team looks vastly different than last year’s version. In 2021-22, the Wild seemed to have finally bucked their long-time “boring” tag. They were scoring in bunches, even if it meant sacrif...15421Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/should-the-wolves-target-mike-conley-in-a-dlo-trade/D’Angelo Russell’s name has been mentioned in trade rumors more than any other player on the Minnesota Timberwolves roster. Earlier this week, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported the following:   “The Timberwolves have a major decision to make with D'Angelo Russell, who is on an expiring $31....15419Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-minnesotas-next-dc-on-san-franciscos-staff/Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O'Connell decided to part ways with defensive coordinator Ed Donatell on Thursday evening. The news didn't necessarily come as a surprise after the Minnesota Vikings finished 28th in points allowed and 31st in yards allowed this season. The switch to the widely popular...15418Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/chris-finch-is-not-your-enemy/In Dante’s Inferno, the 14th-century Italian know-it-all Dante Alighieri described in great detail nine circles of hell that sinners like you and I will be damned to for all of eternity. As Minnesota Timberwolves fans, we will be assigned circle number five, “Wrath.” It seems like a lovely place w...15416Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-kevin-oconnell-avoid-the-zimmer-trap/It’s interesting to look back at how Norv Turner’s decision to resign in the middle of the 2016 season was reported at the time. Mike Zimmer had hired Turner, a former head coach and the offensive coordinator of two Dallas Cowboys teams in the 1990s, as his first OC in 2014. It felt like the perfe...15415Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-about-wallner/Fans love a local player. And looking at the Minnesota Twins’ draft history, so do they.   From Kent Hrbek to Joe Mauer to Glen Perkins to Caleb Thielbar and Louie Varland – countless Minnesotans got the pleasure to play for their home state. The newest member of that clan is Forest Lake’s Matt W...15414Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-cant-replace-dlo-with-a-35-year-old-veteran/The NBA is just over halfway through its season, and the Feb. 9 trade deadline is approaching rapidly. The Minnesota Timberwolves sit outside the playoffs, just under .500. There is plenty of time for the Wolves to climb out of the play-in tournament. They are only half a game behind the sixth-pla...15409Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-pick-and-roll-coverages-are-an-interesting-twist-to-the-defense/It’s easy to look back at the Rudy Gobert trade now and wonder what the Minnesota Timberwolves were thinking. But it’s important to consider the process and what they brought Gobert in to fix. Gobert is a three-time defensive player of the year and a six-time All-Defensive team player who averages...15408Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-pride-night-is-important/Last night, the Philadelphia Flyers hosted their annual Pride Night. What was supposed to be a night to celebrate love and inclusion was instead twisted into something divisive. A single player, Ivan Provorov, was allowed to co-opt the night and make it about his personal, hateful beliefs, while a...15407Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-minnesotas-lack-of-2023-draft-picks-a-concern/With the Minnesota Vikings’ season coming to a disappointing end, fans can’t help but look to the future. General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has to make several decisions, and none may be bigger than how to handle this year’s draft. He maintains that a “competitive rebuild” is still the goal again...15406Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/boldys-extension-forces-tough-free-agent-decisions-on-wild/The Minnesota Wild weren't left with any alternatives. After the Wild traded 85-point star Kevin Fiala to the Los Angeles Kings in the offseason trade, coupled with Minnesota's even-strength scoring woes this season, it was paramount to ensure budding star Matt Boldy was here to stay.   That's wh...15405Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/anthony-edwards-is-the-truth-that-will-set-the-timberwolves-free/Justin Jefferson has seen Anthony Edwards play in person, and Edwards has often been at his best when Jefferson is sitting courtside. Last year, the Minnesota Vikings’ star receiver saw Edwards drop 30 points on the Los Angeles Clippers in the play-in game. This year, Jefferson was at a game where...15401Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-playoff-loss-will-force-the-front-office-to-show-its-hand/The Minnesota Vikings' playoff loss against the New York Giants highlighted a crucial flaw that had been apparent all season long. The defense is atrocious, and everyone from the coaching staff to the players is to blame.   The Vikings’ pitiful defense allowed the New York Giants to gain over 400...15398Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-salary-cap-doomers-have-never-been-more-wrong/It's that time of year again. Every football publication in the world is going to start publishing misleading information about the salary cap. OverTheCap.com projects the Minnesota Vikings to be about $24 million over the cap in 2023. Of course, that is assuming all years void out, and the team d...15395Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/correa-and-buxton-could-become-this-generations-mm-boys/Don’t know if you have heard the news yet, but Carlos Correa is a Minnesota Twin. The physical is done, the contract is signed, and the press conference is completed. He has a six-year, $200 million contract with vesting options that could stretch to a max contract of ten years, $270 million. If a...15394Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-shouldnt-shy-away-from-the-midrange/This season has been full of trials and tribulations for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Whether it has been due to the number of injuries the team has had to work around throughout the season, or the growing pains of incorporating a player like Rudy Gobert into their system, the team has had to adjus...15392Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/building-a-mount-rushmore-of-kaprizov-goals/Folks, we've made it. 100 goals from Kirill Kaprizov, with the promise of many more to come. So at this historic moment, let's take a quick look back and remember the best of what we've seen from Dolla Bill Kirill.     Now, all goals are important. They're so rare in the NHL (even with a bo...15385Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/5-numbers-that-tell-the-story-of-the-vikings-giants-game-2/Sunday was the perfect microcosm of the 2022 Minnesota Vikings. They played a close game as their defense bled yards again. The Vikings were 11-0 in one-score games during the regular season. But they came up on the losing side in the game that mattered the most.   The offense played a mostly bri...15384Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-have-never-had-a-no-1-defenseman-like-jakob-chychrun/There is a common thread among the last 20 years of Stanley Cup Champions. They all have a genuine dynamic offensive threat at the top of their offensive depth chart. While Jared Spurgeon capably fills that role for the Minnesota Wild, he doesn't provide quite enough offense relative to the guys w...15383Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-wound-up-in-a-worse-spot-than-where-they-were-a-year-ago/One year ago, the Minnesota Vikings were embarking on a new era. Hiring Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O'Connell led the Vikings to a 13-win season. It also seemed to breed hope for a brighter future.   But as Daniel Jones and the New York Giants strutted off the field on Sunday afternoon, there wa...15381Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/boldys-extension-slams-door-on-trade-deadline-options/Yesterday, 10K Rinks declared that there would be a day to look at the implications of Matt Boldy's extension. We also declared that yesterday was not that day. Good news if you were waiting for it, though: we're doing it today.   Boldy's seven-year, $49 million contract kicks in next season and...15380Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/matt-boldys-contract-saves-wild-money-sweat-and-heartache/On Monday morning, you, the State of Hockey, and the hockey world reacted to big news for the Minnesota Wild. They announced that they inked Matt Boldy, their 21-year-old star, for seven years and $49 million ($7M AAV).   You probably do not need the expertise of 10K Rinks to tell you this deal i...15376Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-are-who-we-thought-they-were/VegasInsider had the Minnesota Vikings as three-point favorites in their playoff game against the New York Giants. Still, it felt like nobody outside of the Upper Midwest believed in them. Max Kellerman confidently picked the G-Men to win while wearing a Giants T-shirt on ESPN. “They’re close, eve...15374Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000