The Minnesota Wild made a surprising trade on Thursday evening, shipping Jakub Lauko up to Boston (see what I did there?) along with Marat Khusnutdinov in exchange for Justin Brazeau. The move signaled the end of the Khusnutdinov experiment. The Wild didn’t believe his ceiling over the next few years was significant enough to bring him… Continue reading Does Adding Justin Brazeau Put Yakov Trenin On Notice? – Minnesota Wild
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Does Kevin O’Connell Have Too Much on his Plate?
Minnesota Vikings Head Coach Kevin O’Connell joined KFAN’s Dan Barreiro after 2024 Vikings Training Camp practice at the TCO Performance Center. July 31st, 2024. The Vikings finished 7-10 in 2023, O’Connell’s second season. The team is expected to win about six or seven games in 2024. In case you haven’t noticed, Kevin O’Connell is among… Continue reading Does Kevin O’Connell Have Too Much on his Plate?
Does the Yakov Trenin Contract Look Better In Light Of the Expected Cap Explosion? – Minnesota Wild
The NHL salary cap can seem like a scary, unfamiliar beast to those outside league circles. In reality, it’s a simple concept you’ve seen on TV a dozen times. At each side of a ludicrously long mahogany table, two groups sit across from each other, prepared to hammer out a deal. There are different flavors… Continue reading Does the Yakov Trenin Contract Look Better In Light Of the Expected Cap Explosion? – Minnesota Wild
What does Brian Flores return mean for Minnesota Vikings? Harrison Smith coming back? – SKOR North
Brian Flores will be the Defensive Coordinator again for the Minnesota Vikings in 2025/2026. What does that mean for a potential Harrison Smith return to the Minnesota Vikings? What’s most important to the Minnesota Vikings offseason? Winning in the trenches OR making moves at Cornerback? What lessons can the Minnesota Vikings learn from the Philadelphia… Continue reading What does Brian Flores return mean for Minnesota Vikings? Harrison Smith coming back? – SKOR North
What does putting the franchise tag on Sam Darnold mean?
Sports has its own language and certainly has a mountain of shorthand within that language. Even those who speak it don’t always know what everything means, but they rarely stop to ask for clarification. It was heartening, then, to receive an email from reader Chris on Thursday morning asking simply and politely: “What does ‘put… Continue reading What does putting the franchise tag on Sam Darnold mean?
Does the Cost Of Re-Signing Byron Murphy Jr. Outweigh the Cost Of Letting Him Go?
Every starter for the 2024 Minnesota Vikings secondary is a free agent this coming offseason, and the position group would still be a relative need if that weren’t the case. Josh Metellus is the only defensive back under contract who played meaningful snaps this season, and he played as much nickel linebacker as he did… Continue reading Does the Cost Of Re-Signing Byron Murphy Jr. Outweigh the Cost Of Letting Him Go?
Does the 2025 NFL Draft class affect the trade value of J.J. McCarthy?
The conversation isn’t going away for a few more weeks if you are the Minnesota Vikings. The discussion around the future of Sam Darnold and J.J. McCarthy is set in stone for some while others continue to gauge different avenues the team can take. The latest to discuss different possibilities for the Vikings is ESPN’s… Continue reading Does the 2025 NFL Draft class affect the trade value of J.J. McCarthy?
Does Matt Boldy Only Score Against Bad Teams? – Minnesota Wild
It’s time to put this issue to bed. The question seems preposterous. Matt Boldy is widely regarded as an established top-line forward at the age of 23. He averaged 30 goals per season in his age-21 and 22 seasons, and in his age-20 season, he rekindled Kevin Fiala’s scoring. Surely, it’s not all a mirage… Continue reading Does Matt Boldy Only Score Against Bad Teams? – Minnesota Wild
What does Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell share with Guy Chamberlin?
Who is Guy Chamberlin and why should Kevin O’Connell feel honored that he’s being mentioned alongside this man who coached his final NFL game 97 years ago? For starters, Chamberlin is a Pro Football Hall of Famer, enshrined in Canton, Ohio, in 1965 as a player-coach for the Canton Bulldogs (1922-23), Cleveland Bulldogs (1924), Frankford… Continue reading What does Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell share with Guy Chamberlin?
Where does the 2024 squad rank?
The Minnesota Vikings have easily been one of the biggest surprises of this 2024 NFL season. Predicted by most pundits to win anywhere from five to seven games all year, the Vikes raced out to a 5-0 start. And since taking back-to-back losses to the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams, Kevin O’Connell & Co.… Continue reading Where does the 2024 squad rank?