https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/220/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/wild-veterans-who-could-be-unseated-by-prospects/It's been a while since Minnesota Wild fans have had reason to keep an eye on the AHL squad.   This year, they will be eagerly awaiting TV streams, highlights, .gifs on Twitter, and just about anything they can get their eyes on that showcases the young talent the Iowa Wild have to offer this sea...11485Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-do-the-twins-optimize-the-dh-spot-next-year/Now that the Minnesota Twins season has concluded, the front office will be looking at how they can improve the roster to try and compete next year. The lineup will see more turnover than the last few seasons, but the most significant change in the batting order may be at designated hitter.   Up...11483Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-dont-look-like-a-team-thats-ready-to-make-a-run/The Minnesota Vikings are sitting at 2-3 after a 19-17 victory over the Detroit Lions. While they’ve come up on the short end of several winnable games, head coach Mike Zimmer feels like his team can come together and make a playoff run.   The good news is that Zimmer has been here before. In all...11477Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/10k-rinks-radio-minnesota-wild-rem-pitlick-podcast-roster-cuts-marco-rossi-adam-beckman-matt-boldy/  On this episode of 10K Rinks Radio, Tony and Joe continue to work themselves into game shape by discussing: Bill Guerin does it for the winning Rem Pitlick is in camp. What's our first impressions? How does the new defense core look? What more could Adam Beckman have done to...11475Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/film-breakdown-zimmer-and-cousins-postgame-exchange/“Art is in the eye of the beholder, and everyone will have their own interpretation.” - E.A. Bucchianeri   The football world has been plenty busy determining their interpretations of the latest exchange between Kirk Cousins and Mike Zimmer. Cousins and Zimmer painted their masterpiece immediatel...11474Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/starting-adam-beckman-in-iowa-sends-the-wrong-message/The Minnesota Wild’s training camp battles came to an end on Saturday. Rookies Marco Rossi, Matt Boldy, Calen Addison, and Adam Beckman all came into St. Paul trying to claim one of the few up-for-grabs roster spots. Instead, they’re all going down I-35 to Des Moines.   “They can all play in the...11472Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/5-numbers-that-tell-the-story-of-the-vikings-lions-game-2/The Minnesota Vikings entered the final game of their three-week homestand with a hint of desperation about them. After three close losses in their first four games, they needed to put away the winless Detroit Lions.   Although many fans expected the Vikings to put their opponents away with ease,...11471Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/whats-going-on-with-jaden-mcdaniels/Preseason basketball is some of my favorite basketball. It comes after a long, dull hiatus from NBA basketball, through the doldrums of late-season baseball and the start of the NFL season. These scrimmages are the breath of life I need as we enter fall and we watch the natural world around us beg...11469Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-played-down-to-the-lions-and-got-away-with-it/The Minnesota Vikings let the Detroit Lions hang around and lived to tell the tale. They’re 2-3 with an opportunity to beat the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte next week and enter the bye at .500. But like they did against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 1, the Vikings played down to Detroit and Ale...11464Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/conservative-play-nearly-destroyed-the-vikings/As a running joke, I have tweeted "This sure feels like a must-win game" five minutes before every kickoff this year. It's mostly a jab at the cliché's meaninglessness. That said, the Minnesota Vikings' 19-17 squeaker against the Detroit Lions felt like this entire iteration of the franchise was h...11463Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-jaylen-nowell-crack-the-rotation/One week into the preseason, the unbridled optimism surrounding the Minnesota Timberwolves has yet to be quenched. The team stands at 2-0 as they wait to take on the Los Angeles Clippers Monday evening. Strong performances from both the starters and the bench units and solid defense across the boa...11461Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/marco-rossi-looks-destined-to-start-his-career-in-iowa/Monday’s deadline for submitting opening night rosters is fast approaching. Minnesota Wild fans will finally get to see who will win the roster battles that have happened throughout training camp. With big-name prospects like Marco Rossi, Matt Boldy, and Adam Beckman duking it out, it’s been an ex...11457Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/detroit-is-the-ultimate-trap-team/Every player on the Minnesota Vikings has had the same refrain this week. This is a different Detroit Lions team. No, not different like they’re good all of a sudden. And it’s not because their head coach talked about chomping on kneecaps in his introductory press conference.   No, this Lions tea...11456Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/overusing-dalvin-cook-devalues-his-contract/With each passing NFL season, an increasing number of teams are adopting a "running back by committee" approach to the ground game. While the trend is frustrating for fantasy owners, it has illuminated a more efficient way to utilize running backs in a modern offense.   The concept of a running b...11454Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/lets-chill-out-a-little-bit-on-anthony-edwards/I am a big Anthony Edwards fan. I think he is an electric talent on the court and somehow manages to be even more super-charged off the court. From his presence behind a mic to his unhinged Instagram live streams, he is an endless fountain of good vibes only content for fans to enjoy.   Anthony E...11450Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-week-5-a-lose-lose-for-minnesota/For the third time in four years of the Kirk Cousins era, the Minnesota Vikings find themselves with just one win entering Week 5. I'm not sure this is what the Vikings were aiming for when striving to cultivate continuity. It's no secret that the fanbase has grown tired of the recurring issues, w...11448Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/it-makes-perfect-sense-that-the-zodiac-killer-was-a-vikings-fan/Armchair detectives and true-crime podcast addicts everywhere know about the Zodiac Killer, the unidentified serial murderer who terrorized San Francisco in the late 1960s with bizarre, puzzle-like riddles about his chilling homicides. The Minnesota faithful will tell you it’s no surprise the guy...11447Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-early-season-struggles-are-a-collective-failure/The favorite debate among Minnesota Vikings fans focuses on Kirk Cousins and Mike Zimmer. Is Cousins the quarterback that can get it done? Is Zimmer on the hot seat? The possibilities for discussion are endless. One of the biggest questions is, who is really to blame for the 1-3 record? Cousins? Z...11446Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/have-the-vikings-balanced-urgency-and-continuity/NFL head usually coaches only last 69 games (nice), or roughly 4.5 seasons. Mike Zimmer has coached 121 games for the Minnesota Vikings, some with only one good eye. That adds up to just over seven seasons (including playoffs). Vikings ownership has shown a lot of faith in him. But why hasn’t ther...11445Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/its-time-to-throw-christian-darrisaw-into-the-deep-end/The Minnesota Vikings had to have believed they landed a franchise left tackle when they selected Christian Darrisaw in this year’s draft. But the first month of his career has required patience after he needed a second groin surgery in August.   With only a handful of practices under his belt, t...11442Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-the-twins-can-learn-from-each-team-in-the-al-central/Just because somebody takes a step back, it doesn’t mean they need to turn around. While the Minnesota Twins were only able to muster 73 wins, the hope is that they learned a few key lessons along the way, as well. Consider it a disappointing yet necessary consolation prize.   For this team, less...11440Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-fixes-do-the-wolves-need-to-prioritize-to-become-a-playoff-team/We have been waiting for a couple of seasons to see the Minnesota Timberwolves put things together and make a push for playoff contention. However, injuries, a shortened season, young players, and front office turnover haven’t made things easy. Safe to say, things have not gone as expected.   But...11437Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/we-have-a-ben-simmons-at-home/We all know that Ben Simmons no longer wants to play for the Philadelphia 76ers by now, and fans of various bottom-dwelling teams continue to salivate over the idea of the 6-foot-11 point guard joining their squad.   For Minnesota Timberwolves fans, Simmons would immediately bring to the team wha...11431Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-defense-needs-to-clamp-down-before-halftime/Last Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings led the Cleveland Browns 7-0 for a majority of the first half. The Browns began threatening the lead late in the half with a long, time-consuming drive that reached the Vikings' five-yard line as the two-minute warning arrived. Minnesota appeared to have a fourth...11429Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-falvey-and-lavine-fix-their-biggest-flaw/The Minnesota Twins had a disappointing season. Now it’s time to figure out what went wrong. Part of that process includes observing the front office, whose decisions assisted in turning the Twins from contenders to the bottom of the division.   When asked about Thad Levine and Derek Falvey’s per...11427Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000