https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/204/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/who-will-step-up-with-kendricks-out-against-chicago/This Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings will close out the season at home against the Chicago Bears. Although Minnesota's playoff hopes were erased last week at Lambeau, Mike Zimmer still intends to play his starters in a meaningless affair for both teams.   Some may call it pride. But trotting the st...12360Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-rossi-and-boldy-be-minnesotas-getzlaf-and-perry/After seeing Kirill Kaprizov's brilliant rookie season last year, Minnesota Wild fans have to wonder, How do you top that?   How about having two highly-touted rookies entering the lineup on the same day?   It's like any great sequel: Give the thing everyone loved about the first one, but more....12358Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-tip-of-the-cap-to-mike-zimmer/As we approach the finish line of the 2021 regular season, the Chicago Bears come to US Bank Stadium in Week 18. It'll be a game that features two teams staring down the barrel of significant organizational changes next week. Despite the Minnesota Vikings and Bears combining for two division title...12355Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-rask-era-was-the-bridge-from-the-old-wild-to-the-new/Victor Rask outlasted almost every player on the Minnesota Wild roster when Paul Fenton traded for him three years ago. Rask arrived during Fenton's youth purge when he traded away fan favorites Charlie Coyle and Mikael Granlund.   The turnover was just beginning. First Fenton got the axe, then B...12354Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/naz-reid-has-fulfilled-his-potential-coming-out-of-lsu/One of the best stories in sports is seeing an undrafted player become a hidden gem. There have been multiple examples throughout NBA history, from Ben Wallace and John Starks to Udonis Haslem and Fred VanVleet.   Although it's still early in his career, we might be seeing the beginning of anothe...12350Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-is-going-on-with-kellen-mond/It was a cold, dreary night at Lambeau Field. With Kirk Cousins out, the Minnesota Vikings turned to career backup Sean Mannion. But, after three quarters of struggles, Kellen Mond entered the game.   Two checkdowns and a near-interception later, Mond might have buried his chances at becoming the...12348Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/karl-anthony-towns-is-finding-a-new-voice-during-his-quarantine/Karl-Anthony Towns ended up on the COVID Health and Safety Protocols list two days before Christmas. The Minnesota Timberwolves were in the midst of having ripped off four of five before their superstar center was forced out. But the big man found a new voice during his quarantine.   KAT has star...12347Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-could-the-twins-get-for-jose-miranda-right-now/The 2021 season didn't provide many silver linings for the Minnesota Twins. It was a looming, dark cloud that seemed to go on for miles, covering what was supposed to be a parade in downtown Minneapolis. However, Jose Miranda's emergence was one of the brightest spots. His breakout campaign provid...12345Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-fans-guide-to-modern-nfl-coverages/As the legend goes, back in the early 1990s, Bill Belichick and Nick Saban simply could not beat the Pittsburgh Steelers. As head coach and defensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns, they had to reinvent the way they approached pass coverage. Now, the coverage principles they started way back...12344Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/could-naz-reid-become-an-nba-starter/For the last three years, Naz Reid has been a spark plug scorer off the bench for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He quickly climbed from being an undrafted prospect to a fan favorite known for being one of the hardest-working players on the team.   On Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers, Reid show...12343Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-nhl-needs-more-outdoor-hockey-in-minnesota/The Winter Classic had all the makings of a disappointing experience. The temperature was -5.7 degrees at puck drop and plummeted from there. The St. Louis Blues thrashed the Minnesota Wild 6-4 in a more lopsided game than the score indicated. The Wild didn't recall hotshot prospects Marco Rossi a...12339Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/joe-nathan-is-a-bona-fide-hall-of-fame-candidate/This point in the winter is often considered a dead period in terms of Major League Baseball news. However, the current stalemate between the players and the league makes things that much worse, and there is no sign that it is ending soon.   So naturally, those who are missing the ballpark will t...12338Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-will-be-well-represented-on-the-womens-olympic-team/For those disappointed that the NHL won’t be sending their players to the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, don’t worry. Team USA will still have a powerhouse of a hockey team. On the women’s side, that is.   During the second intermission of the Winter Classic in Minneapolis, Team USA introduced th...12337Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-does-building-an-organization-around-justin-jefferson-look-like/Following Sunday night's debacle at Lambeau Field, the clamoring for top-down organizational change continues to circulate among the Minnesota Vikings fanbase. After falling to the Green Bay Packers, 37-10, Week 17 was the 13th time Minnesota's defense allowed 30-plus points since the start of las...12334Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/mike-zimmer-has-broken-bill-parcellss-rules-for-success/When the Minnesota Vikings hired Mike Zimmer as their head coach, he reached out to Bill Parcells for advice. Zimmer’s mentor was bullish on his pupil’s prospects in Minnesota, and many conversations between the two were never made public.   NBC's telecast pulled back the curtain during Sunday’s...12332Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/zimmer-is-staying-true-to-himself-with-the-mond-comments/As the Minnesota Vikings’ playoff hopes evaporated on Sunday night, another harsh reality set it: It wouldn’t have mattered if Kellen Mond had started or not. Minnesota needed much more than a superior replacement for Sean Mannion. After the game, when asked about the quarterback situation, head c...12330Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/5-numbers-that-tell-the-story-of-the-vikings-packers-game-3/The Minnesota Vikings went into Week 17 with a simple equation: Win and keep their playoff hopes alive for yet another week, or lose and face elimination before the last week of regular-season games. Unfortunately for the Vikings, the Green Bay Packers beat them 37-10 to lock up the No. 1 seed in...12329Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jonas-brodin-is-somehow-still-underappreciated/If you ask Minnesota Wild fans who the most underrated player on the team is, they will probably say it's Jonas Brodin. Almost anyone who watches most of the games would come to that conclusion. The smooth-skating, shutdown Swede doesn't nearly get enough league-wide attention as he should. For ye...12327Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-finally-broke/The Minnesota Vikings led by seven in nearly every game this season. Every loss they had was by one score. They remained in playoff contention for most of the year and constantly came within a game of .500, only to lose the next one. They were good enough to keep hanging around.   That was until...12322Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-went-out-exactly-how-they-deserved-to/And so, with a meek shot at the end zone that sailed 10 yards past Justin Jefferson, the Minnesota Vikings’ season ends. With no fight, no heart, and no chance, the Vikings fell 37-10 on national television to the despised Green Bay Packers. That knocks the Vikings out of playoff contention and pu...12319Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dean-evason-must-find-a-way-to-solve-the-st-louis-blues/Dean Evason has pushed the right buttons since taking over the Minnesota Wild on Valentine’s Day 2019. With a 99-62-30 record (.662 points percentage), his tenure in St. Paul has been pretty successful to this point. While Evason continues to pursue postseason success, all signs show that the Minn...12318Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-we-learned-about-the-wolves-during-the-covid-outbreak/December was a long month. COVID ravaged the NBA as the virus ran rampant through teams across the league. The NBA postponed some games, but the Minnesota Timberwolves were not so lucky. They had to forge on as they waited for players to be released from the protocols while hoping that no one else...12317Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/were-getting-a-glimpse-of-what-an-edwards-centric-wolves-team-looks-like-2/As COVID-19 continues to ravage the professional sporting landscape, teams are getting a unique look at lineup combinations they wouldn't otherwise see. With the influx of emergency 10-day contracts, benches across the league are getting cleared out as NBA exiles, retirees, and rejects alike are v...12316Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/rossi-and-boldy-made-a-strong-case-to-stay-with-wild-in-debuts/The Minnesota Wild entered Thursday night's game shorthanded with Jared Spurgeon, Joel Eriksson Ek, Cam Talbot, and Nick Bjugstad all injured. Jordan Greenway and Brandon Duhaime were in COVID-19 protocols. Minnesota's lack of depth forced the organization to recall top forward prospects Marco Ros...12315Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-shouldnt-add-a-center-at-the-trade-deadline/This season, the Minnesota Wild will be in an interesting position heading into the NHL's trade deadline. The Wild are a dangerous team poised to make some damage in the postseason, perhaps even Stanley Cup contenders.   Minnesota's 22-10-3 record is good for the top Wild Card spot in the West, a...12309Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000