https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/233/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-should-bow-out-of-the-jack-eichel-sweepstakes/The Minnesota Wild are actively pursuing disgruntled star center Jack Eichel. This isn't surprising news because they have desperately needed a No. 1 center since their inception and have the assets to make what would be a franchise-altering move. This is a rare opportunity for a player of his cal...10796Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/this-is-the-year-to-draft-your-favorite-vikings-players-in-fantasy/Are you the kind of person who always drafts players from your favorite team? Or do you completely disregard them in hopes that some other sap reaches for his team’s mediocre quarterback? Either way, almost every fantasy football “manager” overthinks the simplicity of the fantasy football draft.  ...10794Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/arod-mentor-anthony-edwards-superstar/It’s weird for us normal people living our normal lives to remember that many of our heroes used to be like us. While LeBron James is the most famous basketball player in the world and currently on the big screen alongside every Warner Brothers film and TV character ever created in Space Jam: A Ne...10793Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/3-players-the-wolves-should-trade-into-the-first-round-for/Although the Minnesota Timberwolves enter this draft with no picks, crazy things can always happen on draft night. Last season we saw the Wolves go into the draft with two first-round selections and come out with three and old friend Ricky Rubio. Mock drafts are usually busted after the first five...10791Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-does-wyatt-davis-have-to-do-to-start-week-1/As Vikings fans, we can all huddle together and agree that we fear a world where Dakota Dozier starts more football games on purpose. But right now, that's where we stand. Dozier took the first-team reps in the spring, and likely will continue when camp begins. But camp is long, and there are plen...10789Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/brent-rooker-looks-like-minnesotas-next-dh/The Minnesota Twins could be on the verge of a makeover at the MLB trade deadline. While some deals are less likely than others, there’s a good chance that they will trade Nelson Cruz to a contender.   Cruz has been better than anyone anticipated during his three seasons in Minnesota, hitting .30...10788Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-should-not-pursue-christian-dvorak/Everyone knows two things about the Minnesota Wild: They need centers and are a year away from Salary Cap Hell. Their pursuit of Jack Eichel is well-known at this point, and his talent makes him a clear first choice. But what if they aren’t able to close that deal? Where does the Wild’s quest for...10786Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-would-probably-benefit-from-an-nhl-style-expansion-draft-right-now/The National Hockey League will host an expansion draft on Wednesday night as they welcome the Seattle Kraken. With teams able to protect 11 players, the weeks leading up to the draft have been littered with trades and counter moves to protect their rosters. This has created plenty of suspense tow...10782Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/remember-when-the-wolves-drafted-shabazz-muhammad-right-before-giannis/Do we need to go down this road, looking back at when the Minnesota Timberwolves drafted Shabazz Muhammad with the No. 14 pick in the 2013 NBA Draft only to see Giannis Antetokounmpo taken directly after at No. 15? Absolutely not.   Are we going to anyway? Yes.   The 2009 draft will live on in i...10780Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/lynx-mailbag-zandalasini-rotation-moving-forward-and-moores-hall-of-fame-eligibility/After a tumultuous start for the new-look Minnesota Lynx, the team has figured things out lately and has emerged as the hottest team in the league entering the month-long Olympic break which runs until Aug. 15. Winners of seven in a row and 12 of their last 15, the Lynx hold a record of 12-7 overa...10777Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/bringing-jonathan-schoop-back-could-help-stabilize-the-twins/Picture this: You wake up on July 21st, and it’s a sunny summer day in the Twin Cities. The birds are chirping, and the bombas are flying. The Minnesota Twins have a 60-38 record and lead the division by a full three games. Jonathan Schoop is getting a day off after hitting a double and recording...10775Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/olsons-mailbag-ranking-the-vikings-depth-by-position-gladneys-potential-indictment-record-prediction-and-more/Welcome to the weekly Zone Coverage Vikings mailbag, where I try to answer all your burning NFL and Vikings-related questions, submitted via Twitter to @NickOlsonNFL.       The Minnesota Vikings' roster has had a tendency to feel pretty top-heavy in recent years, as Rick Spielman has opte...10774Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-cannot-afford-to-lose-carson-soucy-in-the-expansion-draft/In a few short days, the Minnesota Wild's defensive corps could look quite a bit different from the one that left the ice in a game-seven loss to the Vegas Golden Knights in the playoffs.   One of the top defensemen in terms of ice time? Gone. A stable, tough, third-pairing d-man who can eat up m...10773Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-the-twins-avoid-repeating-the-johan-santana-mistake-with-buxton-and-berrios/Mark Twain famously said that “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Well, it looks like this could be manifesting for the Minnesota Twins. Contract talks with top players Byron Buxton and José Berríos have not gained meaningful traction for both players, who will be free agents aft...10770Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-will-have-trouble-replacing-michael-pierce-if-his-injury-persists/The sunny outlook for the Minnesota Vikings’ defense had a cloud cast over it Monday when Ian Rapoport reported that nose tackle Michael Pierce injured his calf while training. A story from the Star Tribune later indicated that Pierce could miss two weeks of training camp, which would almost certa...10769Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-seattle-kraken-should-steal-brennan-menell-from-minnesota/On Sunday, the Minnesota Wild released their protected list for Seattle’s Expansion Draft. After months of speculation and two protection-slot-clearing buyouts, the only players under contract that Minnesota exposed were Nick Bjugstad, Kaapo Kähkönen, Victor Rask, and Carson Soucy.   Since Minnes...10766Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/takeaways-from-the-first-half-of-the-lynx-season/For a team that started the first few weeks of the 2021 WNBA season at the bottom of the standings while dealing with some injuries, you would think the Minnesota Lynx would be happy for the month-long Olympic break. But that's not the case as the WNBA pauses until Aug. 15. Since their winless str...10765Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/alexander-mattison-has-to-earn-the-rb2-spot-in-camp/After a great rookie season, big things were expected from Alexander Mattison. The former Boise State running back racked up over 500 yards from scrimmage as a rookie. Due to his efficiency, expanding his role would have made sense. Instead, Mattison got lost in the shadow of superstar Dalvin Cook...10764Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/10k-rinks-radio-seattle-expansion-draft-kaapo-kahkonen-carson-soucy-brennan-menell-victor-rask-nick-foligno-christian-dvorak-trade-rumors/  On this week's 10K Rinks Radio, Tony and Joe discuss: The Wild's Expansion Protection List is out Why 25-year-old goalie Kaapo Kahkonen was exposed and why 34-year-old goalie Cam Talbot wasn't Will the Wild miss anyone exposed, if taken? Stop messing with Brennan Menell M...10763Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/3-viable-trade-options-to-solidify-minnesotas-guard-rotations/The Minnesota Timberwolves have several needs to address this offseason. That much is clear for a team that, once again, missed the playoffs.   General manager Gersson Rosas is still working with a rather dire cap situation, which was left in the wake of former head coach and general manager Tom...10760Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-byron-buxton-worth-70-million-to-the-twins/On Saturday evening, the Minnesota Twins were locked in a battle with the Detroit Tigers, trying to extend the game with Taylor Rogers on the mound when Miguel Cabrera came up to the plate.   With two outs and old friend Jonathan Schoop on first base, Cabrera lifted a pop-fly into center field. N...10758Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-the-wild-exposed-kahkonen-instead-of-talbot/There was a long stretch of games last season where it appeared as though the Minnesota Wild maybe had their goalie of the future between the pipes.   Kaapo Kähkönen won nine straight games from late February to mid-March, and it felt like he was poised to take over the reins in the near future....10756Tue, 20 Jul 2021 11:00:59 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-anthony-barr-too-optimistic-about-the-vikings/Earlier this week, Anthony Barr expressed the kind of optimism that all of us should have in our lives. During an interview with Fox 9’s Jim Rich, Barr was asked about his expectations for the upcoming season. His answer would make that one purple-clad relative in our lives ecstatic.   “I really...10754Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-parise-and-suter-signings-were-a-welcome-big-swing-that-missed/Looking back at it all, Barry Melrose declaring the Minnesota Wild as the favorite to win the Stanley Cup in 2013 might go down as one of the most hilariously bad takes of the 2010s. You can't blame him, though. Everyone was shocked when the Wild — a team led by a rookie head coach with a defensiv...10751Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-kene-nwangwu-primed-to-take-ameer-abdullahs-roster-spot/It seems like Ameer Abdullah has been on the brink of being cut for the last couple of years, yet he continually finds a way to stay on the Minnesota Vikings’ roster. He's been the closest thing the Vikings have to a current version of Marcus Sherels, performing a minimal role just good enough to...10745Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000