https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/193/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/sam-howell-would-be-a-solution-in-round-2-for-the-vikings/The dominoes have started to fall as the quarterback market takes shape this offseason. Aaron Rodgers is remaining in Green Bay while Russell Wilson and Carson Wentz have been traded to Denver and Washington, respectively.   Kirk Cousins and Jimmy Garoppolo remain the two premier signal-callers l...12902Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/do-the-wild-have-a-bona-fide-rival/As the Minnesota Wild continue their blistering stretch of 40 games in 77 days, the playoffs are now two months away. There are still 30 games to play, and a lot can happen in the homestretch of a season. But at this point, as has been the case for much of this year's campaign, their most likely f...12901Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-do-you-think-is-in-aaron-rodgers-contract/Aaron Rodgers is back in Green Bay for another Last Dance. And then an encore to the second Last Dance. And then potentially two more Dances after that. No. 12 has confirmed it in a tweet, although he claims the reported $200 million over four years and other specifics of the deal are inaccurate....12900Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jaylen-nowell-deserves-to-be-in-minnesotas-rotation/Entering Saturday's matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers, many thought the Minnesota Timberwolves would make light work of their undermanned Northwest Division rivals. But the Trail Blazers came into the Target Center against a Wolves team down two starters, believing they could win.   When th...12898Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-are-setting-the-tone-for-the-rest-of-the-season/The Minnesota Timberwolves are cool. Not only are they winning the games they should be winning, but they are also having fun doing it. There is no issue with having vibes at an all-time high when you are demolishing bottom-feeder tanking teams in the Oklahoma City Thunder and Portland Trail Blaze...12897Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-the-vikings-abuse-the-nfl-salary-cap/As expected, the 2022 NFL salary cap is set at $208.2 million per team. It's above $200 million for the first time ever. As a new contract between the NFL and TV networks starts to factor into the cap, that number will continue to rise, and fast. Plus, the league-wide gambling embrace will add a w...12895Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/fiala-is-showing-hes-an-elite-offensive-creator/Bill Guerin must do whatever it takes to keep Kevin Fiala in St. Paul this offseason. It may not seem like it right now, but the Minnesota Wild can compete for a Stanley Cup during the three seasons of dead cap. The team is young, talented, and has a war chest of prospects to integrate into the sq...12891Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-does-finch-like-the-russell-mclaughlin-pairing/Jordan McLaughlin's role on the Minnesota Timberwolves has slowly shifted throughout the season. At the beginning of the year, he was primarily the third-string point guard, getting most of his minutes when Patrick Beverley was resting or injured. He often served as the captain of bench units and...12888Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/hartmans-struggles-are-front-and-center-during-minnesotas-slump/There was a time not so long ago when Ryan Hartman was playing so well, he was arguably the Minnesota Wild's most valuable player. Through his first 36 games, he posted 18 goals and 32 points, but since Jan. 22, his scoring vanished. He put up just one goal in his next fifteen games, a cold streak...12887Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-would-banning-the-shift-impact-the-twins/Major League Baseball's lockout continues. The stalemate is already carving into the 2022 regular season with no end feeling imminent. Negotiations continue, and the focus has shifted from monetary differences to some meaningful rule changes.   Pace of play has been an issue that some argue has b...12886Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/whos-the-one-player-that-turned-some-heads-at-the-combine/After what transpired this weekend in Indianapolis, it's only a matter of time until the NFL Combine officially changes its name to the NFL Georgia Invitational. Whether it was defensive tackle Jordan Davis breaking records in both the 40-yard dash (4.78) and the broad jump (10'3") for players ove...12885Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/playing-out-the-final-year-of-his-deal-would-be-a-pyrrhic-victory-for-kirk-cousins/Throughout his career, Kirk Cousins has been known for two things: his stats and winning the negotiation.   With a $45 million cap hit due next season, Cousins’ contract with the Minnesota Vikings has reached a turning point. He can either take a pay cut to help improve the team or play hardball...12883Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-timberwolves-are-playing-like-a-playoff-team-in-the-new-year/With the beginning of the new year, many of us set resolutions in the hopes of bettering ourselves. We say This year, I’m gonna read that book or lose that weight or do that project. If you’re like me, that book is still gathering dust on the shelf, and that project never got done. See, the turnin...12879Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/taurean-prince-is-seizing-every-opportunity-with-edwards-resting/The Minnesota Timberwolves are winning, and the best part about it is that we cannot attribute these wins solely to the heroics of any one player. Karl-Anthony Towns is playing out of his mind, sure, but there have been key contributions from across the roster every night. The Wolves look more and...12875Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/pursuing-gophers-ben-meyers-would-muddy-wilds-prospect-situation/College basketball doesn’t have a monopoly on the madness of March. College hockey is also concluding with conference tournaments and the bulk of the national tournament leading up to the Frozen Four in early April. The Gophers hope to be one of the four teams left standing in Boston. The Universi...12874Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/looking-at-depth-options-for-the-wild-at-the-trade-deadline/All signs are pointing to the Minnesota Wild staying relatively quiet at the upcoming trade deadline. Acquiring a player like top centers Claude Giroux or Tomas Hertl, will likely not be in play. Despite the pending cap crunch, an “all-in” mentality doesn’t seem like the best approach, especially...12873Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-need-a-grown-ass-man-to-fix-their-offensive-line/It was late on a Friday night. Ezra Cleveland and Garrett Bradbury were on an epic road trip. After jamming out to all the Nickelback and 3 Doors Down they could handle, a Big Buddy got the best of Bradbury.   Cleveland reluctantly pulled into a rural Minnesota gas station, and Bradbury headed of...12871Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-might-be-better-off-staying-in-the-west-after-expansion/If Bill Simmons’ recent rumor on the league's expansion is true, the Minnesota Timberwolves would hopefully stay just that, the Minnesota Timberwolves. With the NBA adding expansion teams in Seattle and Las Vegas, new owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez are more likely to keep the Wolves in Minnea...12869Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-player-development-has-already-made-this-season-a-success/The Minnesota Timberwolves know Malik Beasley's heart rate at any given moment. They know how fast he got up and down the court at practice and how much he exerted himself getting to the basket in live-action.   "[The coaches] can track everything," said Chris Finch. "We track everything. We know...12868Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/marco-rossi-still-has-work-to-do-in-iowa/Who would have thought that the most polarizing and most talked about Minnesota Wild player leading up to this year’s trade deadline was going to be a forward in Iowa? Yet here we are again, continuing the season-long debate of whether the Wild should call Marco Rossi up to the NHL.   Following h...12866Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/malik-willis-is-the-needle-mover-the-vikings-need-in-this-draft/Over the past several seasons, the Minnesota Vikings have had stability at quarterback.   Kirk Cousins is the first QB in franchise history to start at least 16 games in four consecutive seasons. He has the arm strength to get the ball downfield and has the accuracy to make those shots count. And...12862Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/malik-beasley-got-his-groove-back/Malik Beasley has been fighting an uphill battle all season. He had a tumultuous offseason in which he spent time in jail stemming from an incident outside his home in 2020. Then Beasley showed up to camp out of shape and struggled mightily through the first half of the season. But his shots are f...12861Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dont-be-surprised-if-the-vikings-cut-michael-pierce/The Minnesota Vikings are going to move on from many fringe players this offseason, but some higher-profile players will likely be cap casualties as well. The first may be Michael Pierce.   Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and the new front office will construct a team that reflects their new schemes and conce...12860Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-should-avoid-these-free-agent-pitchers-when-the-lockout-ends/This offseason has been an absolute enigma for MLB teams and fans alike. It started with the frantic blaze of a rushed free agent blitz, with teams jumping to make some quick roster moves before the impending doom of a lockout. Buyers readied themselves to make whatever hurried additions they coul...12859Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-are-really-missing-matt-dumba/The Minnesota Wild need Matt Dumba back as soon as possible. Dumba has missed all but one game in February, and the Wild have slumped without him in the lineup. He missed two games with an “upper-body injury” following a Jan. 30 fight with Anders Lee. Then he came off injured reserve to play again...12855Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000