https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/256/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/was-the-lack-of-offense-a-fluke-for-the-bomba-squad-last-year/In 2019, when the Minnesota Twins broke a single-season record with 307 home runs, they became the "Bomba Squad.” Last year they trotted out an Opening Day lineup with seven players who hit 20 or more home runs the previous season. This raised expectations, but the Twins came up short, ranking six...9871Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-mike-zimmer-can-revive-patrick-petersons-career/In 2012, Terence Newman was cut by the Dallas Cowboys. By all accounts, it looked like the end of the road for the former Pro Bowl cornerback, who was turning 34 and seemed to have lost much of the freak athleticism that once led him to be the 5th overall pick in the 2003 NFL draft. Newman was com...9870Thu, 25 Mar 2021 15:30:49 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/matt-boldys-college-production-puts-him-in-elite-company/Matt Boldy’s Boston College Eagles got upset in the Hockey East Semifinals. UMass Lowell found themselves down 4-1 with less than 10 minutes remaining in the game before tying it. Lowell lost the lead with two minutes to go before tying it yet again to force overtime. Then Matt Brown’s double-over...9868Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-do-dangelo-russell-and-malik-beasley-fit-in-when-they-return/This week the Minnesota Timberwolves played the Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Phoenix Suns twice, and somehow came out with a 2-2 record. Since the All-Star Break, they are 3-3. This feeling? It's a Wolves fan's sole source of sustenance — hope. But as any Minnesota sp...9866Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/larry-fitzgeralds-return-almost-makes-too-much-sense/Larry Fitzgerald’s return to Minnesota always made sense and yet never happened. Part of it is that the Arizona Cardinals signed him to a seven-year, $113 million contract in 2011. The weather and lack of income tax make it hard to leave. And by all accounts, he’s a loyal guy.   However, it’s not...9864Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-can-we-expect-from-gladney-and-dantzler-in-year-2/2020 rookie cornerbacks Cameron Dantzler and Jeff Gladney ended their seasons leaving us feeling, um, whelmed? The duo certainly saw their fair share of growing pains, but they also showed a few flashes of promise. So what can we realistically expect from them as they start their sophomore campaig...9863Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-reverse-retros-should-stay/If there's one thing the NHL is good at, it's marketing nostalgia.   That's not a one-sided relationship, either. Fans continue to clamor for callbacks to times gone by and the historical perspective of the game. Rules, play styles, hairstyles, and the team's appearance on the ice. It's no accide...9862Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/lynx-players-speak-out-about-the-ncaas-disparities/This is the most exciting week in college basketball, with both the men's and women's NCAA Tournaments kicking off the nearly month-long journey of March Madness. As they fight for a championship, the men's teams have been located in a bubble in Indianapolis and the women are in San Antonio prepar...9860Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/chris-finch-is-giving-us-something-to-believe-in/The Minnesota Timberwolves have emerged from the All-Star break a far different team than they were going in, and Chris Finch deserves credit for this discernable turnaround. Finch has patiently waited for his dream of becoming an NBA head coach, spending 12 years as a head coach overseas before l...9859Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:00:38 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-flat-cap-news-could-not-have-come-at-a-worse-time-for-the-wild/As part of the media availability last week announcing the landmark TV deal between the NHL and ESPN, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman made an interesting note in the press conference regarding the salary cap moving forward. The cap will remain flat or increase only a little over the next few years d...9857Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-the-vikings-take-advantage-of-the-packers-draft-flubs/The Minnesota Vikings are in the middle of a reboot. With a defense that ranked 29th in points allowed last season and an offensive line that ranked 26th in Pro Football Focus’s annual rankings, the Vikings are a team that is two to three years away from competing for a trip to the Super Bowl.  ...9856Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kaapo-kahkonen-has-a-track-record-of-being-streaky/Cat Silverman of Elite Prospects was watching Kaapo Kahkonen and had a tough time figuring him out. Sure, the Finnish goalie got results, but his movement in net looked so awkward it was hard to see how. Luckily, Silverman knew a friend who played goalie against Kahkonen in the Finnish league. She...9855Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:00:40 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/10k-rinks-radio-minnesota-wild-trade-deadline-debate-buy-sell-boldy-evason-soucy-suspension-crouse-eriksson-ek-hartman-podcast/  On today's episode, Zone Coverage founder Tom Schreier joins us to discuss: Gophers Win Big 10 / Matt Boldy's four-point game This schedule format rules Kaapo Kahkonen keeps winning Carson Soucy's one-game suspension Should the NHL have suspended Lawson Crouse? Jordan...9853Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/karl-anthony-towns-has-suddenly-become-underrated/The conversation around Karl-Anthony Towns has been relatively uniform over the last few seasons. Ever since Anthony Davis announced in 2019 that he wouldn’t re-sign with the New Orleans Pelicans, basketball pundits across the country have speculated when, not if, Towns would be the next star to f...9852Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/john-collins-is-a-rosas-player/In the past week, reports have surfaced that Gersson Rosas and the Minnesota Timberwolves are “dying” to trade for Atlanta Hawks power forward John Collins.   That makes sense.   Collins is considered one of the best young offensive power forwards in the league. He consistently plays above the r...9851Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:00:23 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-happened-to-working-on-the-offensive-line/Coming into the 2021 offseason, the Minnesota Vikings had some patches to be filled throughout the roster. A safety situation here, a defensive lineman there, but none was as mission-critical as fixing the offensive line.   The unit was among the worst in the league last year, especially at pass...9850Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/could-the-vikings-use-peterson-like-the-packers-used-charles-woodson/The Minnesota Vikings made a big upgrade to their secondary on Wednesday night by signing Patrick Peterson to a one-year deal. As a three-time All-Pro, eight-time Pro Bowler, and member of the 2010s All-Decade team, Peterson provides credibility to a defense that relied on a pair of rookies last s...9849Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/on-friday-kirk-cousins-officially-turns-into-a-pumpkin/In the Disney classic Cinderella, the titular character calls upon her Fairy Godmother to turn her into a princess to attend the royal ball, where the prince plans to choose a wife. She turns mice into horses, a rat into a coachman, and lizards into footmen. A pumpkin is transformed into a golden...9848Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/was-kenta-maedas-2020-season-sustainable/Over four seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kenta Maeda developed into a strong starter but wasn’t at the top of their rotation. Still, the Minnesota Twins sent Brusdar Graterol to L.A. in exchange for Maeda, a gamble that paid off last season.   Maeda had a career year in 2020. The 32-year-o...9846Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-fans-should-keep-their-eye-on-todd-downing/Over the past three years, two of head coach Mike Vrabel's offensive coordinators have been elevated to head coaching positions, Matt LaFleur and Arthur Smith. Stepping in for the recently departed Smith is none other than Eden Prairie native and University of Minnesota graduate Todd Downing. The...9845Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/signing-dalvin-tomlinson-signals-a-shift-in-defensive-scheme/In the NFL, strategy changes constantly. What used to be a league dominated by Pete Carroll's Cover 3 principles has become much more diverse. As offenses have re-designed themselves in response, a new wave is on its way. Best be ahead of that wave than behind it. On Monday, the Vikings signed Dal...9844Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ranking-the-vikings-last-10-first-round-picks/The Minnesota Vikings are heading into their eighth season of the Rick Spielman-Mike Zimmer era, and there has never been more pressure on them. There has been a lot of turnover recently, and only Anthony Barr remains from Zimmer’s first draft class.   Given the current cap situation, barring any...9841Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kendrick-perkins-makes-a-bold-statement-about-the-wolves-roster/After a 137-121 defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, the Minnesota Timberwolves fell to 9-31. They gave up over 30 points every quarter in the loss, and Anthony Davis or Marc Gasol didn't even play. They are the defending champions, I get it, but it was still yet another baffling per...9840Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-does-a-trade-for-john-collins-or-aaron-gordon-look-like/Here we are at the trade deadline, and the Minnesota Timberwolves need a power forward.   If only we knew before the season that they would need a power forward who was better than Juancho Hernangomez. But sometimes these things come as total surprises and, before you know it, you’re trying to ta...9838Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirill-kaprizov-kept-his-promise-to-shoot-more/Is there anything Kirill Kaprizov cannot deliver on?   A year ago, 10K Rinks tried to determine what realistic expectations were for the KHL star in his rookie season. The bar was set at 62 points over an 82-game season — an enormously tall order for a first-year player, even one as accomplished...9836Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000