https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/231/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-isnt-kirill-kaprizov-taking-minnesotas-money/If you could boil down the Minnesota Wild’s pitch to Kirill Kaprizov this summer into six words, they’d echo Phillip Fry of Futurama fame.   “SHUT UP AND TAKE OUR MONEY!”     Minnesota has offered the Calder-winning superstar a sizable amount of cash to keep him in the organization long-term....10888Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-may-want-to-keep-michael-pineda-around/An eventful trade deadline is now in the rearview mirror for the Minnesota Twins. They made a handful of trades as the deadline approached. Some moves were not surprising, such as dealing José Berríos and Nelson Cruz. Others were more surprising, like the St. Louis Cardinals wanting to trade for J...10887Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ricky-rubio-always-reflected-but-never-defined-the-wolves/In every era of a team, good, bad, or great, there are players that come to define them. One person comes to mind when you think of a certain team at a certain time. This is commonplace.   Then there is what Ricky Rubio has meant to the Timberwolves in his two stints at the Target Center spanning...10886Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-is-the-national-media-so-down-on-the-vikings/Ask your fellow Skoldier what their expectations are for this season and you're more than likely to get a response that sounds something like this:   "We get Danielle Hunter, Anthony Barr, and Michael Pierce back this year! And all those free agents that Rick Spielman signed! And that offense wit...10884Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/k-j-osborn-is-minnesotas-under-the-radar-threat-for-wr3/For a few years now, there has been the lingering question about what the Minnesota Vikings will do with their third receiver spot. From failed free-agent acquisitions like Jordan Taylor and Tajae Sharpe to settling for Chad Beebe, this roster spot has been a focus of frustration for fans. An unli...10883Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/frederick-gaudreau-is-a-sneaky-good-signing/It's no secret that the Minnesota Wild need center depth. When they are putting Ryan Hartman, a winger, as a center next to their second-leading scorer, it's a real problem. When Victor Rask is anchoring a line of Mats Zuccarello and Calder Award winner Kirill Kaprizov, the center situation has re...10878Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/its-more-important-than-ever-to-sign-byron-buxton/If you heard a collective groan from Minnesota Twins fans on Friday night, it’s because they’ve been here before. They've gotten used to hearing about their top prospects and how they could help a future contender. In other words, they may be bad now, but in five years they could win a World Serie...10877Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/farewell-ricky-last-seasons-enemy-minnesotas-beloved-friend/The first Minnesota Timberwolves game I ever went to was in 2003 when I was in the third grade. I barely paid attention in the years afterward until my senior year in 2011 when an offshoot fantasy basketball league nurtured my love for the NBA. I’m a big homer, so I figured I’d try to snag some Ti...10876Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/mike-zimmers-job-could-come-down-to-something-he-cant-control/Mike Zimmer knows his team is expected to win this season. The Minnesota Vikings wrapped up a 7-9 season and, with limited cap space, he needed to find a way to improve his roster. Entering a pressure-packed season, Zimmer returned to what he knew, bolstering the defense to complement his fourth-r...10875Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-the-minnesota-lynx-are-performing-in-the-tokyo-olympics/The 2020 Tokyo Olympics continue to roll along, now about a week away from the closing ceremonies.   While the Olympic games are now at the midway mark, the women's basketball competition is nearing its completion, with a handful of Minnesota Lynx continuing to represent their countries overseas....10873Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-can-still-take-the-division-with-rodgers-in-the-fold/The NFC North has seen what will be regarded as one of the weirdest offseasons for a quarterback in years. Aaron Rodgers returned to the Green Bay Packers this week, just days before training camp began, and just a few weeks away from the preseason.   Rodgers, 37, had spent much of the offseason...10871Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jaylen-twyman-has-already-been-through-the-wringer/For a sixth-round draft pick, there’s a lot of attention on Jaylen Twyman right now. There’s no simple explanation for this, and it’s not just because he was shot four times this offseason. Now he’s been released and cleared waivers to return to the Minnesota Vikings’ reserve non-football injury l...10870Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-had-to-trade-jose-berrios-and-still-got-a-haul/The José Berríos trade was the epitome of life as a Minnesota Twins fan. A prospect is brought to the organization, and fans hear about them for years. They finally make their way to the major leagues and become a solid player. After a couple of American League Central titles, that player has turn...10869Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/10k-rinks-radio-nhl-free-agency-alex-goligoski-dmitri-kulikov-jon-merrill-frederick-gaudreau-jack-eichel-brennan-menell-kirill-kaprizov/  On today's episode of 10K Rinks Radio, the Bardown Beauties Jessi Pierce and Alexis Pearson join us to discuss a busy week, including: Minnesota Wild trading Brennan Menell for a conditional seventh-rounder Wild rebuild their defense in free agency with Alex Goligoski, Dmitri Kulikov...10867Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/patrick-peterson-details-how-hes-going-to-help-minnesotas-young-cbs/Last season the Minnesota Vikings felt good about their secondary. After years of development, Mike Hughes and Holton Hill were ready to become weekly starters. And with Cameron Dantzler, Kris Boyd, and Harrison Hand behind them, the Vikings figured there would be growing pains and enough depth if...10866Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ryan-suters-new-contract-is-proof-the-wild-made-a-mistake/Bill Guerin has made it clear that he doesn't regret buying out Ryan Suter. It's easy to believe him. There's nothing to suggest the contrary, and every move he has made so far has been well calculated. But it is still perplexing that he decided to move on from a player who can still hold his own...10864Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/oli-udoh-has-a-chance-to-buck-late-round-ol-woes/Since the beginning of training camp, third-year offensive lineman Oli Udoh has been lining up at right guard with the first-team offense. This spot opened up when the Vikings moved second-year guard Ezra Cleveland to left guard after spending last season on the right side.   The expectation from...10862Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dmitry-kulikov-is-a-decent-get-but-hes-no-brennan-menell/When Bill Guerin decided to buy out the remaining years on Ryan Suter and Zach Parise’s contracts, he knew he made his bed in the infernal regions of salary cap hell. Everyone else knows it too. That’s why the Minnesota Wild were going to be active when free agency opened on Wednesday. However, th...10861Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ricky-rubio-carved-out-a-unique-place-in-wolves-history/Minnesota Timberwolves fans would have been forgiven for thinking that, when the Tom Thibodeau-led front office traded Ricky Rubio away from the team that drafted him to the Utah Jazz in 2017, it was the end of his run in the Twin Cities. For those of us who fell in love with the Spanish kid with...10860Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/anthony-edwards-2024-olympics-team-usa/If the International Olympic Committee was to ever allow one person to compete in every Olympic event, that person should be Anthony Edwards. Basketball, baseball, football, ping pong, tennis, swimming, trashcan ball (please let this be an Olympic sport), whatever you need him to do, . As entert...10859Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:30:45 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/bill-guerins-offseason-plan-has-hit-a-snag/This summer was always going to be the most difficult test for Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin.   Guerin took over a franchise in disarray after a near-decade run of Chuck Fletcher’s mediocrity was followed by Paul Fenton’s 14-month reign of chaotic incompetence. His steady hand on the...10858Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:00:42 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/phil-rauscher-isnt-going-to-change-things-up-on-the-o-line/The Minnesota Vikings made some changes to their coaching staff last Friday.   Rick Dennison, who served as the team’s offensive line coach and run game coordinator, is moving into a new role as a senior offensive assistant. His job title is reminiscent of the one the Vikings gave to Gary Kubiak...10856Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-sense-of-normalcy-should-help-justin-jefferson-avoid-a-sophomore-slump/Justin Jefferson’s rookie season was so good it made history. The Minnesota Vikings receiver put up 1,400 yards in his first season (a record in the Super Bowl era) and took down franchise records that were held by Randy Moss. His signature dance took over the world to the point that Olympic athle...10855Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/luke-braun-and-nick-olsons-pre-camp-53-man-roster-projections/A lot has changed since our post-draft 53-man roster projection a couple of months back: The Minnesota Vikings appointed a new offensive line coach, traded Mike Hughes away, re-worked Danielle Hunter's contract, and signed Bashaud Breeland, Sheldon Richardson, Dede Westbrook (among others). So it'...10852Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-the-wolves-can-learn-from-the-last-3-nba-champions/Every NBA team, whether they are rebuilding or looking to add the finishing pieces that will turn them into a contender, has one ultimate goal: win the Larry O’Brien Trophy. But in a league where one transcendent talent can turn any franchise into a contender overnight, the teams that are trying t...10851Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000