https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/148/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/did-connelly-trade-for-gobert-so-he-could-later-move-kat/The Minnesota Timberwolves are officially past the quarter mark of their season and sit in 11th place in the Western Conference at 11-12. They are only 4.5 games behind the first-place Phoenix Suns and only two games behind the sixth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers, who are in the final playoff spot....15042Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-would-a-matt-boldy-extension-look-like/Matt Boldy is a key part of the Minnesota Wild’s future. His contract is up at the end of this year, and the kid’s going to get paid.   How much do his services command?   To figure this out, let’s compare Boldy with a few youngins who just signed deals.   I want to look at players coming off e...15038Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirill-kaprizov-has-become-minnesotas-shootout-king/Kirill Kaprizov keeps finding ways to keep the fans around until the last minute of every game. This past weekend, he scored two dazzling shootout goals and tied a franchise record point streak with points in 12 straight games. He also has goals in six consecutive games. Kirill is definitely a thr...15037Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/does-zadarius-smith-need-to-be-load-managed/Welcome to Champagne Problems in the National Football League. Fresh off their record-setting ninth consecutive one-score victory on Sunday against the New York Jets, the 10-2 Minnesota Vikings are two games back from the No. 1 seed. They're also two games up in the loss-column on the San Francisc...15036Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-wendell-moore-jr-become-part-of-minnesotas-rotation/Wendell Moore Jr. found out he was going to get his first career start against Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies only 40 minutes before tip-off last Wednesday. Heading into the game, the rookie had only played 11 minutes in the NBA, spending most of his time in the G-League until that point.  ...15031Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-49ers-are-not-better-than-the-vikings/The Minnesota Vikings had just defeated the New York Jets, but there was still a sense of disappointment rippling throughout U.S. Bank Stadium.   The Vikings had just blown a 17-point lead and coughed up 486 yards of total offense to an offense led by Mike White. The end of the game sent all 64,0...15030Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-need-boeser-as-much-as-boeser-needs-the-wild/The Minnesota Wild didn't need Brock Boeser in 2015. Could they have used his accurate right shot on the wing? For sure. But what they needed was a big center down the middle who had the potential to anchor a Top-6 line. So above the protestations of the hometown fans, the Wild passed on Boeser fo...15028Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/5-numbers-that-tell-the-story-of-the-vikings-jets-game/Minnesota Vikings fans may just have to accept that this is how the 2022 season is going to go. After the Vikings built a 20-3 lead over the New York Jets with 40 seconds remaining in the first half, it appeared that they were on track to finally put together a complete game for the first time sin...15027Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/anthony-edwards-isnt-the-all-star-we-wanted-him-to-be/It’s been a disappointing season for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Twenty-three games into the season, fans and the players were not expecting them to be 11-12, outside the top 10 in the Western Conference. Saturday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder seemed to be a night riddled with frustrati...15023Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-jets-game-was-a-microcosm-of-minnesotas-season/On the fourth play of Sunday’s game, New York Jets quarterback Mike White forced a pass to Corey Davis. Camryn Bynum tipped it, and Harrison Smith picked it off. Smith ran to the right sideline, then to the left. At one point, he started yelling at Patrick Peterson to get his attention.   “I was...15020Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/who-is-vladislav-gavrikov-and-how-could-he-help-the-wild/Why are the Minnesota Wild so hung up on trading for a forward? While it’s well known that Bill Guerin wants to get more forward talent, he should focus on making Minnesota’s blueline the best in the NHL. They'll need that upgrade for a sustainable playoff run. This is where Vladislav Gavrikov of...15019Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/where-does-steel-fall-on-the-rask-to-hartman-scale/Sam Steel, come on down! You're the newest No. 1 Center in St. Paul! The Minnesota Wild plucked Steel from relative obscurity in free agency, signing the 2016 first-rounder to a one-year deal. He stayed in obscurity through mid-November, where he had two goals and an assist through 17 games while...15018Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/would-a-jonathan-drouin-trade-solve-minnesotas-scoring-woes/Bill Guerin is looking for a Top-6 player to maximize the Minnesota Wild’s offense. If the Wild are looking for a pure rental, they may not need to look further than the Montreal Canadiens' Jonathan Drouin. He's a pending unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2022-23 and carries a $5.5 million...15014Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/joe-veleno-should-become-guerins-latest-reclamation-project/Trade speculation is rampant in the NHL right now, and plenty of trade targets will end up getting moved. To no one's surprise, Minnesota is looking to upgrade its lineup again, especially its Top-6.   Bill Guerin is looking to add to Kirill Kaprizov’s supporting cast. However, some top targets,...15013Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/3-things-to-know-about-the-new-york-jets/The New York Jets have been one of the NFL’s biggest surprises this season. At 7-4, they have more wins this season than they had in the previous two seasons combined (6-27). As impressive as this is, they are still third in the AFC East behind the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins. Still, the Minn...15010Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/its-time-for-ant-to-take-control/It seems like a promising young player takes a third-year leap every year. Ja Morant, the most recent case, made huge strides last year, jumping up nearly 8 points from 19.1 per game to 27.4. Everyone expected Morant would improve, but few predicted Morant to improve as much as he did.   While Mo...15006Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/whos-winning-the-boldy-fiala-divorce/Once Matt Boldy's January call-up came, he quickly became inseparable from Kevin Fiala. Of Boldy's 581 minutes at 5-on-5, Fiala was alongside him a whopping 85.3% of them. Some of the NHL's most iconic duos, like Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand, or Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner, or Alex Ovec...15005Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/sauce-gardner-isnt-justin-jeffersons-only-concern-against-the-jets/Justin Jefferson is in the middle of a tremendous season for the Minnesota Vikings. He’s making incredible catches on a weekly basis. He’s threatening to become the NFL’s first player with 2,000 yards in a season. Jefferson is leading a dark-horse MVP campaign and causing opposing defensive coordi...15004Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/trading-for-jae-crowder-will-not-solve-anything/After a fallout with the Phoenix Suns, veteran forward Jae Crowder demanded out of the desert this off-season. However, he is still on the Suns' payroll over 20 games into the year. Crowder has been to the playoffs in nine of his 10 years in the NBA, and he was sure to spike the attention of all c...15001Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-hockey-news-on-rossis-ahl-play-thats-the-best-response-you-can-get/Good morning to Marco Rossi, the AHL's leader in points per game as of today. It's only been two games since the top Minnesota Wild prospect took a demotion to the Iowa Wild, but he's made an impression early. On Tuesday night against the San Jose Barracuda, Rossi exploded for a goal and three poi...15000Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-ed-ingram-turning-a-corner/Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah hasn't exactly received a gold star -- just yet -- for his inaugural 2022 NFL Draft class. Following two different decisions to trade down on Day 1 and Day 2 of the draft — and within the division, no less — Minnesota's trade partners appear to...14998Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kaprizov-somehow-found-an-extra-gear-to-carry-the-wild/With so many losses, whether by absence (Kevin Fiala), regression (Marcus Foligno), or both (Ryan Hartman), it was likely going to take an MVP-caliber performance from Kirill Kaprizov to keep the Minnesota Wild in contention.   And in contention, they are, even if it's only for a Wild Card spot a...14997Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/could-the-wolves-become-a-better-shooting-team-without-kat/Coming into the season, I had hopes for the Minnesota Timberwolves to be one of the better three-point shooting teams in the league. Last season, the Wolves tallied the most made threes by any team (1,211) and collectively shot just shy of 36% from deep (35.8%). They were ranked in the top half of...14996Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-are-the-wolves-letting-go-of-the-rope-this-year/There’s nothing more important in sports than having a great team motto. Okay, maybe winning. But the second most important thing is the team motto. The Raiders were on top of the world when Al Davis said, “just win, baby.” “Trust the process” gave Philadelphia 76ers fans hope after years of tanki...14995Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/we-shouldnt-overlook-kevin-oconnells-jets-connection/Kevin O'Connell has a voicemail from Rex Ryan saved in his phone. Ryan isn’t congratulating him on winning the Super Bowl or getting the Minnesota Vikings job. It’s a call from Ryan telling O’Connell that the New York Jets were cutting him – again.   We all saw the Jets cut O’Connell for the firs...14994Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000