https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/272/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-demise-is-frustrating-but-shouldnt-be-surprising/If Sunday's loss is the one that ends up driving the dagger into the Minnesota Vikings' playoff hopes -- and there's a great chance it was -- it was an effort indicative of the way the season has gone. The urgency level never seemed appropriately calibrated. The defense didn't make life very hard...9284Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-did-the-wolves-release-rondae-hollis-jefferson/The season is almost here!   Not much has happened since last week’s column besides what is probably a pretty minor roster move.   Let’s get to this week’s topics: We’ll Miss You, Hanny I still can’t believe the news that legendary sportscaster Tom Hanneman passed away, unexpectedly, at 68 ye...9282Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/porous-defense-dooms-vikings-in-33-27-loss-to-bears/In a battle to stay alive in the NFC playoff race, the Minnesota Vikings defense failed to show up and the Chicago Bears won a shootout, 33-27. The loss drops them to 6-8 and essentially ends the Vikings season with two weeks remaining. HOW'D THE OFFENSE DO? For essentially the fourth straight...9281Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/waiving-hollis-jefferson-shows-the-wolves-arent-ready-for-positionless-basketball/So they did the most predictable thing. Once again, the Minnesota Timberwolves broke my heart. They cut the king for which I chose to simp on this roster: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. I apologize for leading anyone astray. Complaints in my DMs will receive DBNR responses from my intern within 48 hours...9279Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-tribute-to-tom-hanneman/Growing up, it was always Tom Hanneman on TV. While watching the Minnesota Timberwolves wasn’t always easy, Hanny’s soothing voice always made you feel like you had a friend, even if it was through the screen.   It was announced on Friday that Hanneman had passed away. Few details have been relea...9277Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:00:57 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/adam-beckmans-discovery-is-a-rare-bright-spot-from-the-fenton-era/Paul Fenton's time in Minnesota Wild history will be remembered in a very, um, interesting way. Such a short tenure could get lost in the next 20 years. The way he managed the front office, executed trades, and reached for Filip Johansson in the first round is something that most people would like...9275Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-mailbag-andre-pattersons-future-draft-priorities-defensive-end-depth/For years the listeners of our Football Machine Vikings podcast have sent in amazing Twitter questions, and far too often we’ve had to leave many of them on the cutting room floor because of time. No longer! Each week we’ll pull some questions that didn’t make the cut and address them in this spac...9273Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/winners-losers-of-timberwolves-preseason/The Minnesota Timberwolves wrapped up the preseason on Thursday night when they beat the Dallas Maverick on the road in overtime.   Normally, there’s not a lot to take from the preseason. I remember working a Timberwolves vs. CSKA Moscow preseason game back in 2013. It was one of the worst games...9272Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/adam-thielen-and-justin-jefferson-need-more-targets/A little over a decade ago, so-called "super teams" began forming in the NBA. Three superstars would join forces together in an effort to win championships. This philosophy has been mostly successful, as franchises like the Miami Heat and Golden State Warriors have each captured multiple champions...9271Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-loser-of-the-bears-game-will-officially-enter-football-purgatory/It’s been hard to put into words the significance of this week’s game against the Chicago Bears. Following another missed opportunity against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, labeling this game a “must-win” feels a bit hollow. While that sentiment is technically true for the Minnesota Vikings' playoff ho...9270Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/diggs-was-right-about-the-vikings-offense/When the Minnesota Vikings traded Stefon Diggs to the Buffalo Bills, it appears that both teams got what they wanted. Diggs has become a top target for the Bills while the Vikings used the deal to acquire Justin Jefferson and several young draft picks to help with an inevitable rebuild.   At firs...9269Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/former-teammate-reveals-how-to-attack-akiem-hicks/Every time the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings have faced off since 2016, defensive tackle Akiem Hicks has been a wrecking ball, and the Vikings' interior offensive line has suffered. Tom Compton and Pat Elflein have struggled against him. Most recently it was Dakota Dozier. Hicks has been...9268Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/chris-jones-is-the-vikings-corner-youve-never-heard-of/Imagine being as unfamiliar with Mackensie Alexander, Terence Newman or Captain Munnerlyn as you are with the current third corner on the Minnesota Vikings depth chart.   Mike Zimmer has always relied on high draft picks or well-paid free agents to fill that important role in his nickel defense....9267Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/who-gets-the-minutes-projecting-the-timberwolves-2020-21-rotation/After two dismal performances, Minnesota Timberwolves fans have been left in a state of anxiety trying to decide if Jake Layman can be the starting power forward on the 10th seed in the Western Conference. I mentioned last week that I liked Rondae Hollis-Jefferson to finish games for the Wolves wi...9265Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kaapo-kahkonen-gets-another-chance-to-prove-he-is-nhl-ready/On Wednesday the Minnesota Wild announced that they had signed goaltender Andrew Hammond to a one-year two-way contract and that Alex Stalock would be out indefinitely with an upper-body injury. The move most likely signals Hammond will play in Iowa while Kaapo Kahkonen will begin the season with...9263Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/whos-had-the-better-season-gladney-or-dantzler/After a trying start to the season in which the Minnesota Vikings secondary was the biggest liability on defense, things have taken a positive turn, and the Vikings have their rookies to thank.   With Mike Hughes injured, Holton Hill released under somewhat mysterious pretenses and depth pieces K...9259Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jake-layman-is-more-of-a-glue-guy-than-a-floor-spacer/Jake Layman has become a bit of a legend in his short time in Minneapolis.   And I don’t mean “legend,” in a Kevin Garnett sort of way, or in the way that people introduce the dumbest person they went to high school with, I mean legend in the sense that his effect on the 2019-20 Minnesota Timberw...9257Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/alexander-khovanov-may-be-the-key-to-keeping-kaprizov-in-minnesota/It’s not for a lack of trying, but the Minnesota Wild have just never been able to draft and develop a true Number One Center™. Mikko Koivu held that title in name only for a healthy chunk of his career. While Koivu was an elite defensive presence, he was never as gifted offensively as the best ce...9256Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/setting-over-unders-for-the-2020-21-wild-season/An early Christmas gift for hockey fans came on Sunday when the NHL announced that they had agreed upon the 56-game format of the 2020-21 season with the NHLPA, beginning on Jan. 13th.   As previously reported, the Wild slide into the West Division where they will play each team in the division e...9255Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/10k-rinks-radio-minnesota-wild-podcast-mustapha-lemieux/On today's episode, we chat with Beau Marchwick of EliteProspects.com about his work for the site, dealing with hockey dads trying to submit better stats for their kids, the joys of finding lost stats, the legend of Mustapha Lemieux and women's hockey.   If you're a high school hockey player fr...9253Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/stunts-and-twists-doom-vikings-o-line-in-tampa/Many, many things went wrong for the Minnesota Vikings in Tampa on Sunday, and while it’s easy — and incredibly GIF-friendly on social media — to direct the bulk of the blame towards the kicking game or the officiating, the offensive line should earn at least as much if not more of the fans’ colle...9252Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-the-bucs-game-felt-like-the-niners-playoff-loss/The Minnesota Vikings had a legitimate opportunity on Sunday to validate themselves as one of the elite contenders in the NFC. With a big matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Vikings could have distanced themselves from the team that hung on to defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars and Carolina...9251Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/lets-talk-about-the-kirk-vick-phenomenon/If you were following social media Monday night, you probably noticed fans tweeting about Lamar Jackson as he rumbled for 124 yards and two rushing touchdowns in the Baltimore Ravens win over the Cleveland Browns. "Lamar Cousins," they called him, in deference to the mobility of Vikings quarterbac...9249Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/looking-back-at-the-4-games-the-vikings-wish-they-could-have-back/The Minnesota Vikings are 6-7 and were removed from the NFC playoff picture after their loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Now they have to win out, and the Arizona Cardinals -- who beat the New York Giants 26-7 last week -- have to lose one of their last three games for the Vikings to ma...9247Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/now-we-know-what-life-after-kyle-rudolph-will-look-like/With a foot injury sidelining Kyle Rudolph, the Minnesota Vikings had to turn to their young tight ends in last Sunday's loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Those tight ends provided a beacon of light in an otherwise frustrating and demoralizing affair. Irv Smith Jr. and Tyler Conklin have been role...9246Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000