https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/294/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/wild-wins-game-one-3-0-alex-galchenyuk-momentum-shift-lead-to-insurance-goal/Game 1 was a walk in the park. The Minnesota Wild looked like the veteran team that didn't have a problem handling high stakes hockey. From the get-go Minnesota got the fast start; something that wasn't expected out of a veteran-laden roster. By the end of it all, the Wild won Game 1, 3-0. Powered...8421Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/lynx-mailbag-future-of-christmas-kelly-update-on-sims-and-mid-season-trades/The sprint to the end of the regular season is officially underway for the Minnesota Lynx and the rest of the WNBA.   Minnesota opened up the 2020 regular season on July 26, wrapping up the first week of action right at the top of the league standings heading into another week full of games this...8420Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-twins-go-5-1-vs-st-louis-and-cleveland-by-scoring-19-runs-and-pitching-by-committee/Week 2 of the most unique MLB season in history is in the books, and the Minnesota Twins have to be happy with their results from the past week at Target Field.   The Twins scored 19 total runs, allowed just seven and had two shutout contests against the St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Indians....8419Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/mike-zimmer-is-zigging-while-others-zag/The Mike Zimmer recipe for football success includes an offense that emphasizes the run and pairs nicely with a stingy defense. If you somehow haven’t picked up on that little nuance by now, you haven’t been paying attention. He doesn’t hide it. No reading between the lines is required to break hi...8416Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/devan-dubnyk-earned-a-game-1-start-in-the-minnesota-wilds-exhibition-game-on-wednesday/Minnesota Wild head coach Dean Evason was asked following Wednesday's 3-2 exhibition loss to Colorado if he saw enough of Alex Stalock and Devan Dubnyk in that game to decide who would start Sunday against Vancouver. The head coach gave a smile and simply replied, "Maybe."     Both goaltend...8415Fri, 31 Jul 2020 15:30:27 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-wild-vs-vancouver-canucks-qualifying-round-series-predictions/The Minnesota Wild are set to take on the Vancouver Canucks in the Qualifying Round. Game 1 is schedule for a 9:30 PM CT puck drop in the Edmonton hub site. At Zone Coverage, we will have all the angles broken down through the Qualifying Round and more if the Wild were to continue on this postseas...8414Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/in-the-playoffs-zach-parise-has-been-worth-every-penny-the-minnesota-wild-are-paying-him/On Independence Day in 2012, the Minnesota Wild were nationally relevant for the first time in franchise history. Minnesota signed Zach Parise and Ryan Suter to the largest contracts ever given to a free agent, with each getting 13 years and $98 million.   While widely celebrated at the time, the...8413Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-lynx-hope-its-not-the-end-for-karima-christmas-kelly-add-erica-mccall-off-waivers/The Minnesota Lynx are starting to shuffle their roster three games into the shortened 22-game regular season.   On Thursday, before the Lynx took the court against the Chicago Sky at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., Minnesota announced it waived forward Karima Christmas-Kelly and added forward Er...8412Fri, 31 Jul 2020 06:10:33 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-the-miacs-decision-to-play-football-in-the-spring-impacts-the-johnnie-tommie-game/The coronavirus pandemic is still roaring through the United States and thus impacting the return of sports. While most of the attention is on professional sports, or even Division I college athletics, Division III competition is also feeling the wrath of COVID-19.   The Minnesota Intercollegiate...8411Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/donato-greenway-and-kunin-can-establish-themselves-as-part-of-the-minnesota-wilds-future-when-play-resumes-in-the-bubble/Yesterday we wrote about the win-win situation that Dean Evason is in. Indeed, the Minnesota Wild are playing with house money in general. Few expected the Wild to rebound after the organizational dysfunction from the season prior. Sure, everyone will want to win, but an early exit would be much l...8410Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-vikings-53-man-roster-projection-2-0/The practice of predicting the Minnesota Vikings' 53-man roster is a comfortable fallback for preseason content, and those that take part in this exercise each year can begin to spot tendencies that allow the prognosticator to close in on the team's roster-building plan.   But in times of COVID-1...8409Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/film-breakdown-how-the-absence-of-stefon-diggs-as-a-deep-threat-will-affect-kirk-cousins/Rattling off each and every valuable skill Stefon Diggs provided for the Minnesota Vikings offense over the past handful of years would be an exhausting exercise. All-Pro and Pro Bowl voting has never reflected it, but any spectator, fan of the team or otherwise, would be quick to deem Diggs a vit...8405Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/with-michael-pierce-out-the-minnesota-vikings-need-everson-griffen-to-return/It seems like every direction is pointing toward the eventual departure of Everson Griffen from the Minnesota Vikings in the coming weeks. After he declined his option back in March, a small attempt to re-sign the defensive end led to an emotional farewell on his Instagram account before he signed...8404Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-michael-pierces-contract-changes-with-a-2020-opt-out/In the 2020 offseason, the splashiest free agent the Minnesota Vikings added was Michael Pierce, a former Baltimore Raven and Samford Bulldog nose tackle coming off of a down season and otherwise solid career. But due to COVID-19 and his asthma, he has chosen to opt-out of the 2020 season.   Pier...8400Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-does-it-mean-for-the-minnesota-vikings-offense-if-justin-jefferson-struggles-in-year-1/The Minnesota Vikings took LSU wide receiver Justin Jefferson with their first pick of the 2020 NFL Draft, and the talented young pass-catcher comes into a situation where he'll be asked to contribute to the offense immediately. The Vikings took him with the pick they received from trading away St...8399Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-wild-need-mikko-koivu-to-deliver-defensively-against-the-vancouver-canucks/The Vancouver Canucks aren’t going to be an easy team to defend against. They sport strong centers down the middle, with speed on the wings. Oh, and they all have a knack for scoring.   The top-6 for the Canucks boasts five 20-plus goal scorers, and Brock Boeser, who scored 16 in a down year.   ...8398Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/crystal-dangerfield-already-making-her-mark-for-minnesota-lynx-early-in-rookie-season/When the Minnesota Lynx held the sixth overall pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft in April, one of the names thrown around as potential targets for Minnesota was point guard Crystal Dangerfield out of the University of Connecticut. Ultimately, the Lynx decided to not go that route after selecting forwa...8397Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/covid-19-hits-the-minnesota-vikings-on-eve-of-veteran-report-day/Last week the Minnesota Vikings unveiled an elaborate infectious disease emergency response (IDER) designed to keep the coronavirus at bay in their team facility. But news broke Monday that reinforced how difficult it's going to be to mitigate exposure to COVID-19.   Athletic trainer Eric Sugarma...8396Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/so-what-if-glen-taylor-doesnt-sell-the-minnesota-timberwolves-to-kevin-garnett/Reports surfaced last week that Glen Taylor is actively shopping the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx.   The news probably shouldn’t come as a surprise. Taylor isn’t a young 79 years old. We’re also in the middle of a global pandemic where sports have become an afterthought for most people.   I u...8395Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/could-everson-griffen-really-become-a-packer/For years, the Minnesota Vikings have gotten a lot of slack from their neighbors across the river for being a pipeline for washed-up players from the Green Bay Packers. What started with Darren Sharper crossing over in 2005 grew into Brett Favre jumping ship in 2009 and Greg Jennings signing with...8394Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dean-evason-is-in-a-cant-lose-situation-in-the-minnesota-wilds-playoff-series-against-vancouver/Just two weeks after being named the permanent head coach, Dean Evason is about to lead the Minnesota Wild in their play-in series against the Vancouver Canucks.   First off, imagine the relief from having that interim tag removed before the series. It would be very stressful for him to have to g...8392Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/early-pitching-woes-plenty-of-bombas-and-other-takeaways-from-the-minnesota-twins-opening-weekend/The Minnesota Twins took their season-opening series against the Chicago White Sox this weekend, scoring at least 10 runs in the first and third game, while giving up 10 in the middle contest.   Here’s a few takeaways from this weekend’s series that might give a better impression of what the 2020...8391Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/key-takeaways-in-minnesota-lynx-season-opening-comeback-win-over-connecticut/It wasn’t pretty, but a win is a win nonetheless.   After an ugly showing in the first half of action to kick off the 2020 WNBA season on Sunday afternoon at IMG Academy, the Minnesota Lynx used a fourth-quarter comeback to pull out a 77-69 victory in the season opener against the Connecticut Sun...8390Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-was-sam-anas-the-ahls-leading-scorer-left-off-of-the-minnesota-wilds-31-player-playoff-roster/The Minnesota Wild announced their 31-player playoff roster on Friday. With the pandemic necessitating eight more slots than normal, plenty of Iowa Wild farmhands are along for the ride. These range from prospects like Brennan Menell to grizzled veterans like Matt Bartkowski.   In fact, Minnesota...8389Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-wild-vs-vancouver-canucks-qualifying-series-roundtable/The Minnesota Wild are in the Edmonton bubble ready to begin the Qualifying Round match-up against the Vancouver Canucks. In preparation for this five-game series, I sat down with the other Zone Coverage Wild writers to talk about the upcoming series. We tried to hash out who the X-factors for eac...8388Thu, 30 Jul 2020 06:10:33 +0000