https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/249/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-tnt-save-minnesota-from-a-boring-winter-classic/Watch a Joe Mauer , and you’ll know that he’s not the worst actor in the world. Definitely not incredible, but he can deliver his lines pretty smoothly and is fairly charming while playing up his Extremely Midwestern public image.  You would never know it from watching him announcing the 2021 W...10152Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/which-wild-players-still-have-something-to-play-for-in-the-regular-season/The West Division featured some pretty good teams in 2021. It also featured some pretty bad ones.   Thankfully for hockey fans here, the Minnesota Wild were not one of those bad teams (just ignore the team's NHL-worst Corsi rating this season). The first three teams in the league to clinch playof...10150Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/new-additions-spark-excitement-expectations-for-lynx/We saw more player movement in the WNBA this offseason than we've seen in years. The Minnesota Lynx got in on the trend, signing Kayla McBride, Aerial Powers, and Natalie Achonwa to create their deepest roster in years.   https://twitter.com/minnesotalynx/status/1361690647800000519   About a mon...10149Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/marcus-foligno-has-become-irreplaceable/The claim that a bottom-six forward is irreplaceable might be a stretch. But the way veteran winger Marcus Foligno has played since the Minnesota Wild traded for him in 2017 makes it difficult not to place the attribute on the Selke-caliber winger. In hindsight, the deal that sent Marco Scandella...10148Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/an-offensive-lineman-minnesota-can-target-in-each-round/At the start of the mock draft season, I (only half) jokingly conducted a seven-round Minnesota Vikings mock in which every selection was spent on an offensive lineman. Let’s go full circle on the bit and close down the run-up to this year's draft with another mock identifying a potential fit for...10147Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-will-it-take-for-the-vikings-to-move-into-the-top-10/Ladies and gentlemen, the time has come. It is officially draft week in the NFL. The ramp-up to this year’s draft has already seen quite a bit of drama, and that likely won’t end until the conclusion of Day 3. In fact, it seems as though the Minnesota Vikings could be getting in on some of the exc...10146Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/10k-rinks-radio-minnesota-wild-ryan-hartman-contract-clinched-playoff-spot/On today's episode, Drew Cove of 10KRinks.com joined Tony and Joe to discuss: Ryan Hartman's three-year contract The Wild continuing to win alarming underlying numbers Did the Avalanche break the Wild? Should Minnesota try fixing their lines now that they've clinched? Is Ma...10144Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ryan-hartmans-contract-must-set-the-tone-for-wilds-free-agents/Last week the Minnesota Wild signed Ryan Hartman to a three-year extension worth $5.1 million. It was eyebrow-raising to see a 26-year-old pending free agent take a $200,000 per year pay cut months before testing the market. According to Hartman, that was the price to stay in a place he really enj...10143Tue, 27 Apr 2021 14:30:58 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/there-is-still-a-path-for-the-twins-to-win-the-al-central/The Minnesota Twins came into this season with high hopes. Not only is the team trying to defend two consecutive division titles, they're also trying to get over the hump of a 17-year playoff losing streak. A mess of injuries, extra-inning losses, and COVID outbreaks have factored into their slow...10142Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-can-we-take-away-from-these-late-season-wins/Buckle up, Minnesota Timberwolves fans!   The Wolves have won three of their last four games, including back-to-back wins over the Western Conference first-place Utah Jazz. Sure, the Jazz didn’t have Donovan Mitchell for either game, and Minnesota only has 18 wins on the season, but don’t ruin th...10141Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-mailbag-jefferson-vs-thielen-superhero-punters-wr3-targets-remaining-free-agents-and-more/Welcome to the second installment of Zone Coverage‘s weekly Vikings mailbag, where I try to answer all your burning NFL and Vikings-related questions, submitted via Twitter to @NickOlsonNFL.   https://twitter.com/pastelonion179/status/1386791888510877698   Adam Thielen and Justin Jefferson are s...10140Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ranking-former-wolves-players-for-fit/Let’s begin with this: As a fanbase, we may have lost sight of what is important.   As much as we want to make these final weeks of the season feel significant for what the future Minnesota Timberwolves will look like — and to some extent they are — to do so is to ignore the current reality: The...10139Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/forget-arm-length-alijah-vera-tucker-is-a-tackle/You've probably heard a lot about arm length in this draft cycle.   On average, offensive tackles have about 34" arms, guards have about 33" arms, and centers have about 32.5" arms. That couple-inch difference doesn't seem like much, but reach can have a huge impact on the outcome of a given play...10138Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-does-kat-measure-up-to-embiid-jokic-and-the-best-bigs-in-the-nba/The 17-44 Minnesota Timberwolves have 11 games left to play this season. It’s been frustrating, and at times miserable, but we are close to the finish line.   The hopes for this team making the play-in game were lost with Karl-Anthony Towns’ dislocated wrist months ago. As much as I like watching...10134Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/baldelli-believes-a-new-routine-will-yield-new-results/If Rocco Baldelli is concerned about the Minnesota Twins' 7-13 record, he’s not showing signs of it. There he sat in the bowels of Target Field after a 6-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, comfortably resting behind a makeshift press-conference table, calmly explaining that his team just needs to g...10132Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-is-minnesotas-offense-this-stagnant/Sunday’s game was a perfect opportunity for the Minnesota Twins to get on track. Pittsburgh Pirates starter Wil Crowe came into the game allowing five home runs in nine major league innings, and the Pirates entered Sunday with the seventh-highest ERA in baseball. The Twins were also playing at Tar...10131Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/mac-jones-would-be-a-perfect-fit-for-the-vikings-offense/The Minnesota Vikings are a need-based team in this year’s draft. Although Rick Spielman will say that they will take the best player available, that player will just so happen to fill a need on the roster.   With this in mind, the odds of the Vikings selecting a quarterback in the first round of...10129Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-underdogs-like-trey-lance-historically-stack-up-against-highly-ranked-qbs/Welcome to NFL Draft Week, ladies and gentlemen. After months of listening to the various talking heads picking and prodding at the NFL's latest and greatest, we finally get to sit back and watch all of the drama unfold, starting on Thursday night. The marquee storyline in this year's draft is the...10127Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-dynamic-modern-tight-end-who-can-be-grabbed-in-the-middle-of-the-draft/We saw the Minnesota Vikings add players like Dalvin Tomlinson, Patrick Peterson, and Xavier Woods this offseason. But cap casualties have left the Vikings thin at several positions. Some are obvious, like guard, but others haven’t considered as thoroughly — tight end, for instance. While both Irv...10124Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-can-draft-cousins-heir-apparent-in-the-2nd-round/The Minnesota Vikings need a quarterback who can play behind Kirk Cousins and eventually take over for him, but they probably won’t use their 14th-overall pick on a QB. With no second-round pick, they will have to be creative if they want to find an impact quarterback in this draft. The natural ch...10121Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/should-we-continue-to-trust-spielmans-draft-night-trades/Rick Spielman’s tendency to trade up and down in the draft is both loved and hated by Minnesota Vikings fans. Whether it’s moving up or down, Spielman approaches the draft like a game of Let's Make a Deal.   The Vikings have made a trade in the first three rounds every season since Spielman took...10118Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/walker-little-a-mid-round-tackle-could-be-the-steal-of-the-draft/Heading into draft week, the Minnesota Vikings offseason has not included fixing the offensive line. According to PFF, the o-line finished 26th in the league and an even-worse 28th at protecting the pass. PFF puts most of the blame on the interior of Ezra Cleveland, Garrett Bradbury, and Dakota Do...10116Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-money-in-the-bank-draft-prospects/In the main event of WrestleMania 31, two former Minnesota Vikings clashed for the WWE Championship. Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns (aka Joe Anoa’i) beat the tar out of each other in a brutal 30-minute battle to determine the greatest training-camp Viking. In the end, a guy from Iowa walked away wi...10114Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-potential-vikings-first-round-pick-nobody-is-talking-about/After months of speculation about the Minnesota Vikings' first-round pick, we’re only one week away from the NFL Draft. Vikings nation will be watching eagerly, hoping Rick Spielman addresses one of the many team needs. Both offensive line and edge rusher are of paramount importance, but the Vikin...10113Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/could-dean-evason-cost-kirill-kaprizov-the-calder-trophy/It wasn't long ago that Kirill Kaprizov was an absolute lock for the Calder Trophy. He held a healthy lead in the scoring race, with no other rookie matching his level of dominance. His limitless skill, juxtaposed against the historically talent-starved Minnesota Wild, grabbed the attention of the...10110Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:30:14 +0000