https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/146/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jesper-wallstedt-is-building-a-foundation-in-iowa/Editor's Note: This is part three of a four-part series checking in with four Minnesota Wild prospects who spoke to 10KRinks in exclusive one-on-one interviews during the Iowa Wild's series against the Texas Stars last weekend. Here is Part 1 profiling Marco Rossi and Part 2 profiling Daemon Hunt....15135Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/adam-beckmans-growth-in-iowa-is-setting-himself-up-for-nhl-success/Editor's Note: This is the final part of the series checking in with four Minnesota Wild prospects who spoke to 10KRinks in exclusive one-on-one interviews during the Iowa Wild's series against the Texas Stars on Dec. 16-17. Parts 1-3 are Marco Rossi, Daemon Hunt, and Jesper Wallstedt.   DES MOIN...15134Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/rossi-has-the-tools-to-regain-his-confidence/Editor's Note: This is part one of a four-part series checking in with four Minnesota Wild prospects who spoke to 10KRinks in exclusive one-on-one interviews during the Iowa Wild's series against the Texas Stars last weekend.   DES MOINES, Iowa — Marco Rossi passed the puck from the left circle t...15133Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/shaw-and-dewar-is-minnesotas-greatest-bromance/On October 30th, 2022, Minnesota Wild forward Mason Shaw scored his first NHL goal; and nobody was happier than his teammate Connor Dewar. The Wild were on the road battling the hated Chicago Blackhawks when Dewar threw a centering pass to Sam Steel, who pulled the Chicago goaltender out of positi...15131Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-still-need-ryan-hartman/Part of the Minnesota Wild's success this season hinged on whether their secondary scoring was for real. The Wild powered the NHL last year with massive performances from Kirill Kaprizov, Kevin Fiala, Mats Zuccarello, and Matt Boldy. But many other players in key roles also had career years.   Ry...15129Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-has-chris-finch-become-a-scapegoat-this-year/Last year’s Minnesota Timberwolves were a fun team. They had success under second-year head coach Chris Finch that the franchise hadn’t achieved since the Kevin Garnett days. The vibes were at an all-time high, and so was their confidence. The young Wolves found that winning allowed for more fun,...15128Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-donatell-is-trying-to-save-the-vikings-defense-pt-i-what-was-wrong/I don't have to tell you about all the problems the Minnesota Vikings’ defense has had in 2022. Their scheme is under heavy fire. The numbers are glaring. Every quarterback, from Andy Dalton to Josh Allen, has shredded their secondary. It has been a disaster. But Saturday's comeback win against th...15126Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/does-minnesotas-defensive-personnel-fit-donatells-scheme/When Kevin O'Connell took over as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, he had plenty of decisions to make. While Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and the front office took care of the personnel, O’Connell had to determine how to best use the players on the roster.   The idea that O’Connell would bring a Sean M...15125Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/where-will-minnesotas-rebounding-come-from-without-kat/We learned much about the Minnesota Timberwolves in their back-to-back losses to the Portland Trail Blazers and loss against the Los Angeles Clippers this past week. On a positive note, the Wolves shot fairly well from three in their two games against the Blazers, albeit on a low volume of shots....15120Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-do-the-vikings-avoid-becoming-the-colts/The Minnesota Vikings host the going-nowhere-fast Indianapolis Colts on Saturday afternoon. This is a team that has lost six of their past seven, with a leader who has more experience as a commentator than a football coach, and a comical carousel of once-upon-a-time quarterbacks. Skoldiers would b...15119Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-lions-exposed-the-nfls-most-ridiculous-rule/Justin Jefferson’s first down that wasn’t got lost in the chaos that was the Minnesota Vikings’ 34-23 defeat by the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Jameson Williams scored his first touchdown against the Vikings, who could have drafted him 12th overall. Dalvin Cook fumbled the ball on first-and-goal from...15118Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-dec-15-deadline-opened-up-intriguing-wolves-trade-options/December 15th has never been the sexiest date on the Gregorian Calendar. It doesn’t have the same cache as July 4th or December 25th. But that doesn’t mean that it’s not an important day. It’s the day that the U.S. Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791, Napoleon finally got his credit in 1840, and S...15117Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-could-bring-back-pat-bev-if-they-wanted-to/Patrick Beverley and the Minnesota Timberwolves parted ways just over five months ago. While they may have received a three-time Defensive Player of the Year in return for the veteran guard, Timberwolves fans still miss the fiery edge Beverley brought to the team. That’s for good reason; Pat Bev j...15116Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/do-the-wild-have-a-legit-goalie-tandem/Remember when the Minnesota Wild couldn’t get a save to begin the season? Recall having to flinch at every opposing shot on goal in fear it might go in the net? That seems like ages ago.   The Wild are beginning to truly find their stride for the first time all season. Winners in nine of their pa...15115Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/these-remaining-free-agent-sluggers-could-help-the-twins/It happened again.   Fans of the Minnesota Twins played the part of Charlie Brown, super agent Scott Boras was Lucy, and Carlos Correa was the football.   The Twins faithful waited with a toxic dose of skepticism mixed with excitement as they pondered the possibility that this could be the first...15114Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-athletic-puts-two-wild-defensemen-on-the-trade-block/The Athletic released their Trade Deadline Big Board on Thursday, profiling 25 players who might be moved before March 3. That's two and a half months away, but the Minnesota Wild have already made a trade for Ryan Reaves. Not only that, but the rumor mill suggests they're looking to add a Top-6 f...15111Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/3-things-to-know-about-the-indianapolis-colts/With four weeks left in the season, the Minnesota Vikings are playing with house money. They are almost certainly locked into the second or third seed, so the remaining games are mostly a formality for them. However, fans could be much more confident if they saw their team improve from their disap...15110Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-cant-lose-sight-of-the-prospect-forest-from-the-trees/The Minnesota Wild’s 2009-10 season was hardly memorable. Mikko Koivu led them in scoring with 71 points. Andrew Brunette and Guillaume Latendresse tied for the team lead with 25 goals. And a 37-year-old Owen Nolan was playing out the string of his career in a Wild uniform. They had an odd mix of...15108Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/carlos-correa-was-minnesotas-music-man/It was a balmy March evening in Minneapolis. With temperatures reaching above zero for the first time in weeks, Derek Falvey and Thad Levine were celebrating the end of the MLB lockout. The Minnesota Twins' brain trust had just disposed of Josh Donaldson’s contract and were sitting there with extr...15106Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-colts-present-the-perfect-get-right-game-for-minnesotas-defense/Through 13 games, it’s fair to say that Ed Donatell’s first year with the Minnesota Vikings has not gone to plan. The Vikings have surrendered a league-worst 5,248 yards of offense this season, including five consecutive 400-plus yard games, a franchise record.   Minnesota’s defensive deficiencie...15104Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-are-finally-doing-what-made-them-successful-last-year/When the Minnesota Wild sputtered to a 7-8-2 start, the keyword thrown about was: identity. When asked about it, Bill Guerin said, "When we don't play hard, heavy, physical, when our compete level isn't where it needs to be, we struggle. And when we are, we're good. That's how we became good."  ...15103Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/two-shortcomings-are-creating-a-vicious-cycle-for-the-wolves/The Rudy Gobert trade created a lot of roster turnover. For it to succeed, the new players need to adapt to different playstyles and fill the gaps of role players. It is taking time, and we now have a larger sample size to decipher how well the team has read and reacted to having two centers on th...15102Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-didnt-rudy-gobert-take-full-accountability-with-his-apology/It’s been a tough start for Rudy Gobert in a Minnesota Timberwolves uniform. In many ways, he was set up to be highly scrutinized for his entire tenure in Minnesota. The most obvious of reasons was that the Wolves mortgaged almost every first-round draft pick they could over the next seven years t...15098Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-do-the-colts-always-give-the-vikings-trouble/For whatever reason, the Indianapolis Colts are the one team that always seems to be the Minnesota Vikings’ kryptonite. The Colts are 18-7-1 against Minnesota and have won the last six matchups.   The last time the Vikings beat the Colts was on Dec. 21, 1997, a quarter century ago. To put that in...15095Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-sammy-walker-here-to-stay/Minnesotans love an excellent hometown sports moment. It gives us a great sense of pride when one of our own makes it to the big leagues. Edina native Sammy Walker did that on Sunday after being called up from Iowa. Not many were expecting this call-up, but with the injuries and coaches continuing...15094Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000