https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/160/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-johnny-mundt-cant-replace-irv-smith-jr-and-vice-versa/The Minnesota Vikings' plan for their three tight ends is becoming clear through three games. In the past, we've watched Vikings teams use one tight end as a primary member of a default offense, with other tight ends serving as backups or secondary options. Kyle Rudolph would play every snap that...14432Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-the-wild-ride-a-38-year-old-fleury-to-the-playoffs/Throughout the Minnesota Wild's history, time has not been a particularly great ally to their goalies. Over the past decade, the State of Hockey has seen Niklas Backstrom, Devan Dubnyk, and Cam Talbot's games tank as they approached their mid-30s.   So, yes, when the Wild's goaltending hopes hang...14431Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-much-blame-does-rocco-deserve-for-minnesotas-collapse/The Minnesota Twins' hopes to reach the 2022 postseason officially expired over the weekend. The Cleveland Guardians captured the AL Central without any real indication they would do so until the last month of the season. Minnesota's record coming into this week dipped to 74-79, the lowest under t...14430Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-do-we-make-sense-of-minnesotas-defense-so-far/The Minnesota Vikings lead the NFC North at 2-1 after Kirk Cousins' latest game-winning drive at the end of regulation. After trailing by double-digits on two different occasions -- including a 24-14 deficit to start the fourth quarter -- the Vikings scored 14 unanswered points, capped off by K.J....14427Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-offensive-line-is-slowly-becoming-a-strength/The Minnesota Vikings have had some atrocious offensive line play over the past decade. However, things are finally beginning to turn around this year, and the O-line is slowly becoming one of their strengths.   The Vikings have selected offensive linemen in each of the past five drafts. As a res...14426Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-the-wild-really-break-up-the-dumba-brodin-pairing/The Minnesota Wild’s top defense pairs were constant for a long time. Ryan Suter was almost always with Jared Spurgeon, and they’ve always paired Matt Dumba with Jonas Brodin. There’s a good reason why: It worked! But the Wild have made many changes in the past few years. They bought Suter out, an...14425Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-do-we-need-to-see-from-minnesotas-brain-trust-in-2023/With another disappointing season winding down, it appears there won't be significant changes for the Minnesota Twins.   President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey told reporters over the weekend that he will not replace Rocco Baldelli as manager. It also seems like ownership is not changing t...14421Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kevin-oconnell-just-won-the-type-of-game-that-mike-zimmer-did-not/The Minnesota Vikings picked up a victory on Sunday, but it wasn't pretty. The 64,000 people walking out of U.S. Bank Stadium probably needed a shower after the 28-24 win over the Detroit Lions. Despite the W, there were a lot of things to complain about.   But, in the end, the Vikings got the vi...14420Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-need-to-discover-their-backcourt-rotation-in-the-preseason/Time flies. It feels like just yesterday that the Minnesota Timberwolves had traded for Rudy Gobert using what felt like the most extensive trade package in human history. However, we are just about a week away from Minnesota's preseason opener against the Miami Heat on Oct. 4. It's been over five...14415Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/5-numbers-that-tell-the-story-of-the-vikings-lions-game-4/The Minnesota Vikings won a closely-contested game over the Detroit Lions on Sunday afternoon. The game began with ominous overtones of the Monday night debacle in Week 2, when the Vikings' defense looked porous, and the offense could not get much started.   But the momentum changed in the second...14414Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-improved-in-one-area-and-it-made-all-the-difference/Zygi Wilf walked past the assembled media as it waited to enter the Minnesota Vikings' locker room. The Vikings had just come back to beat the Detroit Lions 28-24, Minnesota's first close result this season. Wilf flashed a quick smile and rhetorically asked, "Entertaining, huh?"   The Vikings cam...14413Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/marco-rossi-makes-a-splash-without-kaprizov-and-boldys-flash/The Minnesota Wild are five days into training camp. Everyone, including the coaching staff led by Dean Evason, is setting out to improve upon a record-setting season last year. Evason might have a pretty clear idea of who will be on the roster to start the season, but that doesn’t mean the battle...14412Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dlo-could-benefit-from-the-vanvleet-effect-of-fatherhood/Congratulations to D'Angelo Russell, who just became a father this weekend.     As someone who has recently adopted a cat, I can tell you that becoming a parent is a big deal -- your entire perspective on life changes. The frivolity of previous time-killers becomes more apparent as you sett...14411Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ed-donatell-is-sticking-to-his-guns/Ed Donatell has coached football for 42 years, longer than Kevin O'Connell, 37, has been alive, including 31 years in the NFL. He broke into the league as a defensive backs coach with the New York Jets in 1990 after coaching in college from 1979 to 1989. Harrison Smith, the second-oldest safety in...14408Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-danila-yurov-resist-khl-pressure-to-sign-a-contract/Danila Yurov's tremendous potential and talent are being wasted in the KHL. After starting out with three points in four games, it looked like it was going to be a breakout season with Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the KHL. But now, the 2022 Minnesota Wild first-rounder is starting to see his ice time...14406Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/3-things-the-lions-do-well/The Minnesota Vikings head back home to US Bank Stadium for another divisional game, this time against the insurgent Detroit Lions. So far, this Vikings season has been a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde scenario.   There are the good Vikings, who rolled right over the Green Bay Packers in Week 1. Their...14404Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/espn-is-overlooking-dangelo-russell/ESPN released their top 100 players list, and I expected them to continue to overlook the Minnesota Timberwolves, as they have in the past. Usually, the national media doesn't give the Wolves their due, especially on these lists.   To be fair, it's extremely hard to rank 100 players in an order a...14401Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/chris-finch-details-how-the-wolves-doubled-their-win-total-last-year/In late June, Ryen Russillo had Chris Finch on his podcast to discuss the Minnesota Timberwolves' turnaround last season. The Wolves were 46-36 last year after finishing 23-49 in 2020-21. Gersson Rosas fired Ryan Saunders after a Feb. 21 game in New York and hired Chris Finch off the Toronto Rapto...14400Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-built-an-offense-that-can-survive-without-fiala/There's no doubt Minnesota Wild will see regression in its offense without Kevin Fiala. Last year, they finished fifth in the NHL with 3.7 goals per game and 11th with 32.5 shots per game. With Fiala, Minnesota's offense became a faster and more skilled group on the transition. Kirill Kaprizov’s a...14399Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/whats-the-verdict-on-cameron-dantzler-so-far-this-season/The Minnesota Vikings host the 1-1 Detroit Lions on Sunday. Minnesota's defense will have its hands full with a surprisingly lethal offense spearheaded by Amon-Ra St. Brown, D'Andre Swift, and a potentially resurgent Jared Goff. The oddsmakers in Las Vegas have this pegged as the highest-scoring m...14397Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-jaden-mcdaniels-crack-espns-top-100-players-next-year/With less than a month until the start of one of the most anticipated seasons in Minnesota Timberwolves history, our overlords at ESPN are driving the narrative by dropping their 12th annual rankings of the 100 best players in the NBA this season. Nothing gets sports fans' blood boiling faster tha...14395Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-will-have-to-change-their-defensive-approach-to-slow-down-the-lions/As heartbreaking as the Minnesota Vikings have been, fans long have taken solace in the fact that at least they weren't the Detroit Lions. A game against the bottom-dwellers at home has usually been a cakewalk. The last time the Vikings lost to the Lions in Minnesota was back in 2017, and they are...14394Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-need-to-extend-mats-zuccarello/With four goals and eight points each, it's clear that the amazing chemistry between Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello is alive and well. It's a true bromance, a relationship capable of leading the Wild to greatness. We've seen glimpses into their off-ice connection, and it's also producing a gr...14391Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-only-way-the-vikings-can-slow-down-st-brown-is-by-pressuring-goff/It was an early December afternoon. The Minnesota Vikings were trying to keep themselves in playoff contention by holding off the winless Detroit Lions. A slow start made this game closer than it should have been, but one more trip to the end zone would provide a much-needed victory.   Strangely...14388Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-need-jordan-greenway-to-set-the-tone-physically-this-year/Jordan Greenway is a player who can maximize the Minnesota Wild to its potential, but he has to maximize his own potential. No, Greenway (aka, The Big Rig) is never putting up the 30+ goals and 60-70+ points to replace Kevin Fiala’s scoring. That’s not the point. But Greenway is a monster among me...14385Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000