https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/151/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dean-evason-needs-to-get-the-wild-playing-barry-trotz-hockey/Let's face it: The Minnesota Wild are officially a one-line team. While Kevin Fiala wasn't the complete heartbeat of the offense, his presence enabled Kirill Kaprizov to break out into a superstar. Granted, Kaprizov always had superstar talent, but opponents can occasionally game-plan to shut him...14898Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ant-and-kats-continuity-has-taken-the-wolves-to-the-next-level/Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch has used the same starting five in 12 of the team's first 15 games. Aside from Rudy Gobert's three-game absence in the NBA’s health and safety protocols, the Wolves have been relatively healthy – especially the starters (knocking on wood).   A healthy...14896Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/sundays-game-features-two-superstars-from-a-busted-wr-draft-class/The 2020 NFL Draft was loaded with talent. From a treasure chest of franchise quarterbacks at the top (Joe Burrow, Tua Tagovailoa, Justin Herbert) to elite defensive players throughout (Chase Young, A.J. Terrell, Antoine Winfield Jr.) and some late-round gems in between (Gabriel Davis, Darnell Moo...14895Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-waiving-jost-a-prelude-to-the-wild-getting-help/It wasn't you, Tyson Jost; it was the Minnesota Wild. Bill Guerin made a move last year to bring Jost aboard from the Colorado Avalanche, hoping to rehabilitate the former 10th-overall pick. Instead, the experiment lasted eight months. Minnesota waived Jost on Friday afternoon.   The thinking at...14893Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/where-did-the-exciting-minnesota-wild-go/It’s been hard to characterize the first month of the season of the Minnesota Wild. Then, while scrolling the pending doom of Twitter, the perfect adjective showed itself.   [caption id=attachment_138834" align="alignnone" width="1492] Courtesy of Hockey Viz[/caption]   The Wild have been dull....14892Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/please-dont-make-me-watch-a-tanking-wild-team/It's been a doom-and-gloom kind of week for the Minnesota Wild. Dropping three games against non-playoff teams in the San Jose Sharks, Nashville Predators, and Pittsburgh Penguins will do that. So does losing a starting goalie who posted a .928 save percentage over his last 10 starts. Being held t...14890Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-minnesotas-run-d-slipping-at-the-wrong-time/The 8-1 Minnesota Vikings host the 6-3 Dallas Cowboys at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday. Coming off a victory -- their seventh consecutive -- in arguably the NFL's "Game of the Year" so far, the Purple and Gold welcome CBS's A-Team of Tony Romo and Jim Nantz for Week 11's biggest showdown.   In year...14884Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-have-an-identity-crisis/Over a month into the Minnesota Wild season, fans are scratching their heads over this squad. Who are they? What do they do? How do they win?   Say what you want about the Wild's history, but for most of it, they had a clear answer to that question. Under Jacques Lemaire and Mike Yeo, they were t...14883Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-a-j-lawson-signing-could-alleviate-some-core-issues/There's no real doubt that the Minnesota Timberwolves season so far has been subpar and has failed to meet the expectation of Wolves fans in many regards.   While the Wolves were able to celebrate a relieving win this past week against the Cleveland Cavaliers, one of the better teams in the East...14882Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vibes-are-turning-around-in-minnesota/The NBA is a make-or-miss league. But more importantly, it’s all about the vibes, baby! Last time we had a vibe check with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the stench coming from the locker room was malodorous. Minnesota has just lost to the Memphis Grizzlies, the team that exposed them in the first ro...14881Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/3-things-to-know-about-the-cowboys/Although the Minnesota Vikings (8-1) have a better record by two games, the Dallas Cowboys (6-3) opened as two-point favorites, according to VegasInsider. That’s a testament to the talent of the Cowboys. While they are the third-ranked team in the NFC East and have played much of the season with a...14880Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/one-play-in-buffalo-exemplifies-what-oconnell-has-unlocked-in-cousins/Something changed in Kirk Cousins on a second-and-10 against the Buffalo Bills last week.   Kevin O’Connell dials up a screen to Dalvin Cook on the left. K.J. Osborn runs behind Cousins and Cook in motion from left to right. Cousins calls for the shotgun snap as soon as Osborn clears out from beh...14879Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-pros-and-cons-of-a-taylor-rogers-reunion/The Minnesota Twins introduced the dawn of a new chapter by unveiling five new uniform designs on Friday morning. It got fans thinking about what the future holds for their ball club, both on the field and off. What kind of additions will they make in an effort to improve the club? Will the overal...14878Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/should-the-vikings-consider-a-change-at-kicker/The Minnesota Vikings are rolling. Sure, there have been ups and downs and quite a bit of luck, but the team is winning the games they couldn’t last season. Not everything has been peachy so far, though. Nervous Vikings fans will point out that Greg Joseph has been one of the least-accurate kicker...14871Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dlos-cleveland-performance-was-a-blueprint/The D'Angelo Russell saga in Minnesota has had its fair share of twists and turns. From his early injuries that limited the time he and Karl-Anthony Towns saw the floor together early to becoming vital to the team last year, he's been through a lot already. However, his play tailed off in the play...14869Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-magic-are-one-of-the-only-teams-that-can-match-minnesotas-size/In the off-season, Minnesota Timberwolves fans were boiling over with excitement for what was one of the most anticipated regular seasons in franchise history. The Wolves entered the season with more talent than they’d had in ages. The team looked like it could be good enough to make some noise in...14868Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirk-cousins-is-playing-at-a-playoff-level/When Kevin O'Connell joined the Minnesota Vikings, he talked about his strategy for getting more out of Kirk Cousins. He said he wanted "a quieted-mind quarterback", and that he thought he could get Cousins to be that guy. At first, I was skeptical of the idea that a 10-year veteran could become a...14867Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-should-minnesota-do-to-get-marco-rossi-going/Whether the Minnesota Wild wanted to admit it, Marco Rossi would always be the key to Life Without Kevin Fiala. For a large stretch in October, it seemed the transition between the two would go smoothly. Rossi led the NHL in preseason points, showing he had the talent to stick in the NHL this seas...14866Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jesper-wallstedt-needed-to-score-a-goal-to-get-the-attention-he-deserves/Before the 2021 NHL draft, the Minnesota Wild had never picked a goaltender higher than Josh Harding, who they took 38th overall in 2002. But two years ago, they took Jesper Wallstedt 20th overall, and he now is the best goaltending prospect the Wild have ever had.   Wallstedt deserves that title...14861Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/josh-minott-looks-like-the-next-iowa-wolves-success-story/We’ve all seen what’s happening in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Timberwolves front office and new ownership decided to go all-in on trading for one of the greatest defensive centers of all time in a two-big experiment unlike any other in the modern NBA. The transition to this new style of play has n...14859Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-rookie-corners-will-be-showcasing-themselves-against-dallas/After weeks of being chastised by pundits and pessimistic fans alike for not having a signature win, the Minnesota Vikings finally showed proof of concept by dramatically beating the Buffalo Bills. There are plenty of positive takeaways from this doozy of a game. However, Akayleb Evans and Andrew...14858Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/consistent-play-from-edwards-would-change-everything/Anthony Edwards had his cell phone in his hand as he sat down to do his post-game press conference after a Feb. 3 win in Detroit last year. He had led the Minnesota Timberwolves in scoring with 25 points on 9 of 21 from the field and was evolving as a player before our eyes.   “Hold on,” he said...14857Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-happens-to-luis-arraez-now/The 2022 season was sour for everyone involved with the Minnesota Twins. From injuries in key positions to a disappointing second half, it felt like nothing good came from the most recent campaign.   That is unless your name was Luis Arraez, of course.   Everything came together this season for...14855Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/are-we-ready-to-have-the-randy-moss-justin-jefferson-discussion/Before we get too ahead of ourselves today, allow me to share what Randy Moss means to me.   As an eight-year-old in 1998, I vividly remember being at my dad's apartment in White Bear Lake and tuning in to watch the Minnesota Vikings take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 1. Like most second gr...14854Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-tyson-jost-experiment-is-coming-to-an-end/The final horn sounded Friday night in Seattle. The Minnesota Wild had won their second game in a row and congratulated their Hall of Fame goalie after he became the NHL’s leader in all-time shutouts.   Well, not everyone got to congratulate Marc-Andre Fleury on the ice for his record.   For the...14851Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000