https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/247/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-new-faces-should-bring-new-results-in-the-playoffs/After failing to get past the first round of the playoffs for five straight seasons, the Minnesota Wild undertook a roster overhaul. One major effect of the retool is that Bill Guerin orchestrated moves that would leave the organization with four pending free agents: Marcus Johansson, Nick Bjugsta...10235Fri, 07 May 2021 12:00:27 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-minnesotas-offensive-line-finally-complete/The Minnesota Vikings entered the draft intending to fill out the offensive line. That much was obvious. But does that mean it is in its final form for next season, or are there still moves to be made before their debut in September?   To get an idea of what this year’s line will look like, let’s...10234Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-are-a-veteran-de-away-from-returning-to-2017-form/The Zimmer era in the Twin Cities has been an interesting saga in Minnesota Vikings history, to say the least. For whatever reason, the team performs among the best in the league during odd-numbered years, while on even-numbered years they couldn’t be more painful to watch. In fact, during the 201...10233Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-has-kahkonen-been-given-the-stalock-treatment/It’s hard to remember anything but the last three years of Devan Dubnyk, when age robbed his effectiveness. Perhaps that’s unfair, but ugly endings have a nasty way of sticking in our memories. Dig deep through your brain and you’ll recall when Dubnyk was a massive part of the Minnesota Wild’s suc...10232Thu, 06 May 2021 15:00:33 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/has-malik-beasley-played-his-last-game-in-minnesota/In a topsy-turvy season when it comes to injuries, it’s been a while since the Minnesota Timberwolves have had a fully healthy roster.   Jaylen Nowell has missed the last 10 games with a leg injury. Jarrett Culver missed eight straight before being shut down for the season last week. But most imp...10228Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-tale-of-two-seasons-for-anthony-edwards/Anthony Edwards is awesome, and it still doesn’t matter to me whether he wins Rookie of the Year. A month ago, I published that piece about the Rookie of the Year race.   Since then, so many things have happened.   This week, we learned that Edwards won his second Rookie of the Month Award. Thus...10227Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/should-we-blame-baldelli-for-the-bullpen-struggles/Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli did a pretty solid job in 2019. With the Twins running away with the American League Central, Baldelli was treated to a big lead on a nightly basis and didn’t have to deal with many high-leverage situations. His management involved plenty of analytics-based d...10225Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-finally-changed-their-type-to-upgrade-their-o-line/So the Minnesota Vikings are on the clock at 14, having just been sniped on a falling Rashawn Slater by the equally OL-starved Los Angeles Chargers. However, Alijah Vera-Tucker is still on the board. He is the epitome of what Minnesota has recently tried to stock its offensive line with: top-end a...10223Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/10k-rinks-radio-minnesota-wild-kevin-fiala-kirill-kaprizov-calder-trophy-jason-robertson/On today's episode Tony and Joe discussed: The NHL coming to TNT (and ESPN) Kevin Fiala's looking like the player he was last year Kirill Kaprizov will win the Calder... But don't dismiss Jason Robertson's amazing season Joel Eriksson Ek's incredible goal Why won't the...10222Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/developing-playmaking-skills-should-be-ants-off-season-houdini-act/Anthony Edwards has pieced together a sensational first year for the Minnesota Timberwolves, culminating in a race for the Rookie of the Year Award with LaMelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets. Ant has seen a larger-than-expected role that started in the infant stages of the season when, one by one,...10220Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-are-a-paper-tiger-until-they-commit-to-defense/They’re not going down without a fight. As the season’s end quickly approaches, the Minnesota Timberwolves just completed a four-game winning streak and took the New Orleans Pelicans to overtime.   Minnesota is 8-7 since their “Big 3” started to play together consistently for the first time all s...10217Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-the-wild-have-managed-to-find-success-against-vegas-this-season/Wednesday night marks the eighth and final regular-season game between the Minnesota Wild and Vegas Golden Knights this season. The two teams have played highly entertaining games this season and could easily be on pace to meet in the playoffs should the Colorado Avalanche leapfrog over the Knight...10216Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/larry-fitzgeralds-return-to-minnesota-makes-more-sense-than-ever/Minnesota Vikings fans from Bloomington to Baudette collectively held their breath as picks 14 through 22 came off the board. Rick Spielman had stared Alijah Vera-Tucker in the eyes and banished him to the New York Jets in exchange for the 23rd pick and two third-rounders.   There sat the Vikings...10215Wed, 05 May 2021 06:00:52 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jonas-brodin-has-deserved-his-newfound-praise-for-years/An extremely noteworthy rookie season followed by seven years under the radar isn't always the NHL template.   When you consider Jonas Brodin was a Calder Trophy candidate in 2013 as a 19-year-old defensive-defenseman, fans may wonder where the Kirill Kaprizov-style players were back then. Not a...10214Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/olsons-mailbag-who-starts-at-de-scheme-evolution-free-agency-targets-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.     In a draft press conference after drafting Christian Darrisaw and Wyatt Davis, Minnesota Vikings director of college sco...10213Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/baseball-needs-byron-buxton-right-now/Not long ago, Byron Buxton was trying to make a name for himself as a fleet-footed 17-year-old with a projectable frame. With considerable buzz surrounding his name heading into the 2012 MLB draft, many believed he could be a five-tool player that would be a difference-maker in the big leagues.  ...10212Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/rick-spielman-pulled-off-a-high-wire-act-on-draft-night/Rick Spielman does it again.   The Minnesota Vikings made a draft-night trade, moving the 14th-overall pick and the 143rd pick in exchange for the 23rd, 66th, and 86th picks from the New York Jets. The Jets then selected offensive guard Alijah Vera-Tucker from USC with their newly acquired 14th p...10210Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-ricky-rubio-finish-out-his-contract-in-minnesota/There are worse contracts in the NBA than Ricky Rubio’s. He is due $17.4 million next year, but he’s a serviceable point guard in a point guard-driven league. Contracts with just one year remaining get traded for all the time, but for some reason, Ricky’s feels like it will be hard to move.   Par...10208Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/comparing-buxtons-hot-start-to-mauers-mvp-season/Byron Buxton was recently named Player of the Month Award for April after the 27-year-old slashed .426/.466/.897 with eight home runs and 14 runs batted in while continuing to be an elite defensive player in center field.   Buxton is making a strong case early in the season to be involved in the...10207Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/joel-eriksson-eks-scoring-surge-is-no-fluke/If someone told you before the season that Joel Eriksson Ek would finish third on the Minnesota Wild in goals, what would you have done? Would you have collapsed in despair, resigned to a long, dreary season? How hard would you have dove into researching the 2021 Draft Class?   Would you have bot...10206Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-may-have-found-their-answer-at-wr3/It was a chaotic draft weekend for the Minnesota Vikings. The team traded back, immediately tried to trade back up, and then eventually got the guy they wanted in Christian Darrisaw. Spielman then spent much of Day 2 unsuccessfully trying to trade back into the second round while also drafting the...10205Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-the-twins-go-on-a-run-this-week/If the Minnesota Twins were feeling the weight of their 10-16 record after beating the Kansas City Royals 13-4 on Sunday, they weren’t showing it. Minutes after flipping a Whit Merrifield grounder to Luis Arraez to start the game-ending double-play, Andrelton Simmons told Marney Gellner, “This is...10203Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/looking-back-at-the-history-2018-draft-through-wolves-colored-glasses/There are draft classes we’ll never forget, the groups you see in the rookie photoshoot, and say to yourself, Holy shit, those guys were all in the same draft class?!   Think 2003 with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, and Carmelo Anthony. Or 1985 with Karl Malone and Patrick Ewing. How abou...10202Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-dlo-truthers-manifesto/I am a Truthseeker. I like to debunk the lies that mainstream media has been feeding to NBA fans. I do my own research. Today, I come to you with a nugget of knowledge that this flat world might not be ready for. So, activate your Bill Gates microchips and huff some chemtrails, because you’re in f...10198Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/alex-kirilloff-is-acting-like-hes-been-here-before/The state of Minnesota has been treated to some electric rookies over the past year.   Justin Jefferson introduced the world to “The Griddy” and broke records held by Randy Moss. Anthony Edwards has a microwave-like scoring ability on the court and the personality of a social media darling off of...10195Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000