https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/301/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/projecting-the-minnesota-wilds-best-lines-for-the-playoffs/Momentum is now building towards the NHL holding the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The league has insisted the season would come to a proper end since coronavirus shut the league down, but that was never a certainty. Even now, a return is a delicate logistical puzzle that could easily be derailed by furth...8181Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-wild-will-need-to-contain-vancouvers-young-dynamic-offensive-defenseman-quinn-hughes/The Vancouver Canucks are full of young, exciting players, and now Minnesota Wild fans will be seeing much of that talent on full display here this summer as the NHL will finish its season once the two teams meet in the new 24-team playoff.   Quinn Hughes, an electric defenseman, is one of those...8180Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-would-the-match-look-like-if-it-was-minnesota-athletes-only/On Sunday, Capital One's The Match grasped the attention of nearly every sports fan in America. With sports fans yearning for live entertainment, the combination of golf legends Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson and legendary NFL quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Tom Brady provided terrific competition...8178Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/who-are-the-most-improved-nfl-teams-after-the-2020-offseason/With most free agents signed and the NFL Draft complete, the league's 2020 rosters are mostly complete. Luke Inman takes a look at which offenses improved the most this offseason.   * Denotes Rookies Best Passing Game Improvement  NFC: Arizona Cardinals Additions: DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Texans...8177Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2019-20-iowa-wild-a-team-perfectly-bonded-together-is-left-asking-what-could-have-been/It did not take long during Friday’s Iowa Wild conference call to realize that the four players selected to the AHL All-Star team last Wednesday knew how special their season was.   With just 13 games remaining in their season, it paused and was eventually canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a...8175Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-2020-all-nfc-north-team-skill-positions/Who’s the best quarterback in the NFC North? If you spend as much time on Twitter as yours truly and follow enough sports accounts, this is one of the debates you’ve undoubtedly seen frequently in recent weeks as we drift aimlessly in sports-free waters. Essentially, it boils down to non-Packers f...8174Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-to-expect-from-the-minnesota-vikings-second-year-players-in-2020-part-2/The Vikings are still buzzing in the afterglow of the 2020 NFL Draft and imagining how these 15 new players will fit on the roster. They should also be equally excited about their second-year players, who, with a year of experience under their belts, should produce much more than they did in their...8173Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/if-the-minnesota-wild-trade-brodin-and-dumba-bill-guerin-will-have-a-tough-time-replacing-them/Trade rumors were loud across the league about the Minnesota Wild’s Jonas Brodin and Matt Dumba this season. Prior to the deadline The Athletic mentioned Brodin’s name as a player that could have been moved. Matt Dumba was reported by Michael Russo as garnering interest from the Carolina Hurricane...8172Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/placing-the-odds-on-the-minnesota-vikings-starting-3-tech/While many believe the Vikings' defense's biggest weakness was in the secondary last season, another reason for its downfall was the lack of a presence in the trenches. Although Everson Griffen (eight sacks), Danielle Hunter (14.5 sacks) and Ifeadi Odenigbo (seven sacks) provided pressure from the...8171Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-best-decision-ifeadi-odenigbo-ever-made/The 2018 season was approaching an end, and Ifeadi Odenigbo had a choice.   Cut twice by the Vikings after relatively successful training camps, and cut twice more by other NFL teams that had claimed him off waivers, Odenigbo was at a crossroads. The Philadelphia Eagles were offering him a chance...8170Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/luke-inmans-way-too-early-2021-nfl-mock-draft/The 2020 NFL Draft is in the rearview mirror. That means it's time to start looking forward. With *only* 11 months until the 2021 draft, Luke Inman takes his first stab at the picks -- and the draft order. 1) Jacksonville Jaguars: Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson Put it this way, if the Jaguars are...8168Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/alex-galchenyuks-audition-proves-worthy-of-a-second-chance-with-minnesota-wild/The Minnesota Wild trading for Alex Galchenyuk would have been a big story two seasons ago. Galchenyuk was then 23 years old, and had fallen out of favor in Montreal. But he scored 30 goals as a 21-year-old, which would have for a marvelous buy-low opportunity.   Montreal shipped Galchenyuk to Ar...8167Thu, 21 May 2020 06:15:50 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-the-minnesota-vikings-must-proceed-with-caution-on-potential-dalvin-cook-extension/The Minnesota Vikings have historically been great about keeping their star players in purple and gold, especially during the Mike Zimmer era. Players who most fans would consider stars have received a lucrative contract that provided long-term security, while not putting the franchise in salary c...8166Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-quartney-davis-be-the-minnesota-vikings-next-undrafted-gem-at-wide-receiver/During the early part of the 2010s, the Minnesota Vikings were fixated on finding a weapon at wide receiver for their rebuilding offense. As Christian Ponder and then Teddy Bridgewater took their place under center, the Vikings tried high-priced free agency (Greg Jennings) and trading for a disgru...8163Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/could-oli-udoh-jump-from-elon-to-minnesota-vikings-starter/Given the way the Vikings have rolled this offseason, whatever improvements they hope to make along their offensive line are expected to come from within. Four of the five starters from last season are currently slated to return, and the fifth (Josh Kline) remains a free agent who could still come b...8162Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/now-almost-30-adam-thielen-is-the-elder-statesman-on-the-minnesota-vikings-receiving-corps/For years, Adam Thielen shared top billing on the Minnesota Vikings' receiving depth chart with Stefon Diggs.   Diggs and Thielen. Thielen and Diggs. It was never discernible which name should get first mention. Both had unlikely rises to prominence. Diggs emerged in 2015; Thielen in 2016. Thiele...8161Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/looking-at-futures-and-prop-bets-for-the-upcoming-minnesota-vikings-season/Minnesotans have a reputation for caring a little too much about what others think of them. As a lifelong resident of this great state and someone who’s probably older than most of the people reading this, I’m allowed to say this kind of thing. Maybe it’s this way a lot of places, I don’t know, th...8160Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-to-expect-from-minnesota-vikings-second-year-players-like-bradbury-mattison-smith-jr-in-2020/The Minnesota Vikings drafted 15 rookies in the 2020 NFL Draft. The coaching staff and Vikings' fans across the world are all excited to see how these young players do in their first seasons and how they fit into the overall structure of the team. However, the Vikings also have a lot of second-yea...8159Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-vikings-are-off-to-2-4-start-in-the-checkdowns-madden-2020-simulation/As the world awaits clarity on the return of live sports -- and the certainty of the 2020 NFL season -- the folks at The Checkdown have been simulating the 2020 NFL season through the eyes of the Madden NFL 20 video game.   The season is being simulated with updated rosters to provide as much rea...8158Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/an-nhl-scout-explains-how-the-coronavirus-is-affecting-player-evaluation-leading-into-the-draft/Quarantine is an adjustment, but there are some upsides. Right now, one man has been spending time with his two kids. A look outside the window reveals that the yard has never looked better. And all those little projects around the house? Piece of cake. He’s even working from home.   A pretty typ...8157Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/playoff-deep-dive-how-would-the-wild-match-up-against-the-canucks-or-stars/The outlook on the rest of the NHL season continues to change frequently and get more confusing as time passes into the summer without a definitive plan in place.   As covered in an article last Tuesday, the Minnesota Wild have two potential, realistic opponents in the event the NHL returns for t...8156Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/after-uncertain-offseason-anthony-harriss-return-brings-stability-to-vikings-secondary/Following an offseason of uncertainty for safety Anthony Harris, it looks like the NFL's interceptions leader will return to the Minnesota Vikings after all.   Harris, who led all players with seven interceptions between the regular season and postseason in 2019, announced Sunday on social media...8155Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/behind-belpedio-menell-the-minnesota-wild-lacks-nhl-ready-prospect-depth-on-the-blue-line/With the Minnesota Wild having some of the best defensive depth in the league over the past few seasons, the draft strategy has shifted away from blueliners to mainly forwards and a few goaltenders. Over the last three drafts, the Wild have just selected four defensemen with their 22 picks between...8154Mon, 18 May 2020 11:10:22 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/already-on-the-road-to-greatness-danielle-hunter-faces-new-challenges-in-2020/The NFL didn’t begin officially tracking sacks until 1982, and in the nearly 40 years since it has become the easiest method for measuring the greatness of pass rushers. The sack isn’t a perfect metric and it certainly doesn’t offer a complete barometer of a defensive player’s ability to get after...8153Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/potential-trap-games-on-the-minnesota-vikings-2020-schedule/The Vikings' 2020 schedule was released last week, and there are plenty of things that stick out. They face Green Bay in Week 1 and then again in Week 7 before they face any other division rival. They also play on Christmas Day and have two prime time games, one against the Seahawks on Sunday nigh...8152Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000