https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/191/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/matt-dumba-once-again-makes-a-case-to-stay-in-minnesota/The Minnesota Wild dodged a massive bad break this week. In Tuesday's loss to the Nashville Predators, Dumba levied a massive open-ice hit and appeared to injure his shoulder. All Dean Evason could say after the game is "It did not look good," a response he only offers when injuries threaten to be...13082Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-bad-is-dangelo-russells-recent-slump/As the regular season comes to a close, the Minnesota Timberwolves looked like the team they were at the beginning of the season. For a team that could end up in the play-in game, that's not great news.   It seemed as if Minnesota was on the path to becoming a legitimate playoff squad just weeks...13080Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kevin-oconnell-is-a-different-kind-of-gambler/It's 3 a.m. at a Las Vegas casino. Mike Zimmer is tired. His eyes are bloodshot. To his left, there's a pile of cigarette butts. To his right, there are several water bottles filled with tobacco spit.   He's been sitting at this slot machine for what feels like an eternity. He's lost a lot of mon...13078Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-timberwolves-go-as-dangelo-russell-goes/D'Angelo Russell is enjoying arguably the best season of his career with the Minnesota Timberwolves this year. The seventh-year point guard has helped lead the Wolves to a 43-34 record and a likely spot as the seventh seed in the Western Conference play-in tournament. After mixed results in his fi...13075Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/who-needs-to-step-up-in-malik-beasleys-absence/Malik Beasley suffered an ankle sprain against the Dallas Mavericks at home last Friday and has missed the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors games. As we know with ankle sprains, he will be on a game-to-game, week-to-week basis – similar to Jaden McDaniels' injury. However, that puts your team in...13068Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/sauce-gardner-is-the-versatile-corner-the-vikings-need-to-grab-in-round-1/The Minnesota Vikings' secondary was the root of most of their defensive woes last season. While the D-line was unable to help them when both Danielle Hunter and Everson Griffen missed time, their cornerbacks still proved unable to hold their own in big moments.   Fans initially thought that the...13066Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/chris-archer-is-the-twins-new-summer-flame/Like many hopeless millennial romantics, the Minnesota Twins have a problem with commitment. That’s doubly true for their relationships with free-agent starting pitchers. Their newest boy-toy that they’ve been seeing is former All-Star Chris Archer, who they signed to a reasonable one-year contrac...13064Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/should-the-vikings-go-bulldog-or-bust-at-12th-overall/We have officially entered NFL Draft season. In just four weeks, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah will lead his first draft as general manager of the Minnesota Vikings. After spending the first few weeks of free agency adding starting-caliber players at all three levels of the defense, what remaining need does...13063Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wilds-added-size-is-paying-dividends/The Minnesota Wild addressed their No. 1 need at the trade deadline with Marc-Andre Fleury. But they also targeted another attribute they've lacked all year: size and grit.   It seems that they have been bullied all season, especially during their month and a half long slump. In ugly losses to th...13060Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/adofo-mensah-can-separate-himself-from-spielman-on-draft-day/Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has only been the Minnesota Vikings general manager for a little over two months, and his early decisions already have some fans wringing their hands.   Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.   The talk of competitive rebuilds and Adofo-Mensah's decision to re-sign and restr...13059Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/this-timberwolves-team-is-worthy-of-celebrating-regardless-of-where-they-end-up/Minneapolis is buzzing. The hype around this Minnesota Timberwolves team is unlike any that has been seen in recent memory. Even as I type these words, I know they are beating a dead horse, and that in and of itself says something major about how much success the team has had this season.   Of co...13056Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/evaluating-the-jesse-davis-signing-in-context/Miami Dolphins fans hate new Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman Jesse Davis. The former Dolphin earned that ire, giving up eight sacks as a tackle last year. So what do the Vikings see in him? They signed Davis to a $3 million deal, which isn't a blockbuster, but it does indicate some intention t...13054Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-arent-all-in-without-marco-rossi/Despite Bill Guerin telling anyone who'd listen that he liked his team, the Minnesota Wild were active at the deadline. They made a flurry of moves to shore up nearly every weakness observers clamored for him to fix.   He added size in Nicolas Deslauriers and Jacob Middleton, with the latter also...13047Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/someone-needs-to-fill-pat-bevs-leadership-void-when-hes-out/Patrick Beverley will always be remembered for his time with the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Clippers. Now, he's become one of the most popular players on the Minnesota Timberwolves. But few will remember his brief stop with the Memphis Grizzlies on his way to Minneapolis.   On a recent J...12970Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/newly-acquired-tyson-jost-impresses-in-wild-debut/Tyson Jost made his Minnesota Wild debut on Wednesday, and the Wild flashed signs of their pre-All Star break ways against the streaking Boston Bruins. It was a hard-fought game, even with Boston playing on the second of back-to-backs and without star center Patrice Bergeron.   So that’s it, righ...12968Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-the-jost-for-sturm-trade-impacts-the-wilds-future/The Minnesota Wild played like a team with serious Stanley Cup aspirations throughout the first half of the season. But then they went downhill, with a 4-10 stretch against several of the league's best teams, forcing general manager Bill Guerin to make a move. The Wild struck a deal with the Color...12967Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/are-the-timberwolves-sneaky-contenders-this-year/The Minnesota Timberwolves are in the midst of their best season since Kevin Garnett, Sam Cassell, and Latrell Sprewell led them to the conference finals in 2004. At 41-30 and sitting in seventh place in the Western Conference, the Wolves have already smashed preseason expectations. Everything see...12966Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jordan-davis-could-be-a-first-round-game-changer-for-the-vikings/The Minnesota Vikings have answered the biggest lingering question about their offense: They know Kirk Cousins will be back under center on a one-year extension. While they could go offense early in the draft, it may be wise to bolster a defense that struggled in 2021. If they're thinking game-wre...12963Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/could-the-wolves-beat-the-warriors-with-draymond-green/The Minnesota Timberwolves will find themselves in the playoffs for the first time since the 2017-18 season and the second time in 18 years. They're not only headed the playoffs, but the Wolves are considered a dark horse to make a postseason run.   With a handful of games remaining in the regula...12961Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/3-teams-the-vikings-can-use-as-a-model-to-build-their-roster-after-extending-cousins/This offseason has been a whirlwind for the Minnesota Vikings. What was supposed to be a new beginning increasingly looks like the same team that trudged off the field to boos last January.   Kwesi Adofo-Mensah's free-agent moves haven't inspired confidence. Kevin O'Connell is beginning to make e...12960Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-jost-the-answer-to-minnesotas-penalty-kill-problems/On Tuesday, general manager Bill Guerin made his first splash of the season, trading Nico Sturm to the Colorado Avalanche for Tyson Jost, a rare straight-up exchange between division rivals. The Minnesota Wild also fell to a wild card spot for the first time this season.   The trade feels a bit p...12959Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-dont-need-to-spend-big-in-free-agency-to-upgrade-their-roster/With the NFL's legal tampering window opening on Monday, several big-name free agents had already inked deals ahead of Wednesday's official beginning of the new league year. Fans of the Minnesota Vikings may have been disappointed to see a lack of splashy moves.    So far, the only noteworthy sig...12958Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/3-trades-that-could-land-frankie-montas-in-the-twins-rotation/Minnesota Twins fans are eagerly awaiting the team’s next move now that their heads have stopped spinning from the flurry of trades over the weekend. After trading for a front-line starter, Sonny Gray, and acquiring and immediately parting with Isiah Kiner-Falefa to get Josh Donaldson’s contract o...12957Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-minnesotas-scorching-hot-offense-sustainable/The Minnesota Timberwolves have been on an absolute tear after the All-Star Game, led by a high-powered offense. Not only has it been excellent statistically, but it also helped them go on their first six-game winning streak since the 2003-04 season, where they went to the Western Conference Final...12956Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-will-the-wolves-replace-mcdaniels-defense/12954Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000