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The Wild Went Half-In At the Deadline and Got Caught In the Middle Again – Minnesota Wild

Bill Guerin had to have gotten antsy at the trade deadline. The Minnesota Wild general manager saw the Dallas Stars trade for and extend Mikko Rantanen, the Colorado Avalanche add Brock Nelson and Charlie Coyle, and the Winnipeg Jets add Brandon Tanev and Luke Schenn. Guerin had to have wanted to get in on that… Continue reading The Wild Went Half-In At the Deadline and Got Caught In the Middle Again – Minnesota Wild

Lions, Vikings, Packers went from dominant to duds outside NFC North

After the regular-season finale in Detroit, Lions coach Dan Campbell said to Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell, “See you in two weeks.” Less than two weeks later, both teams had said “see ya” to the postseason. The playoff collapse of three NFC North juggernauts — the Lions, Vikings, and Packers — stands in stark contrast to… Continue reading Lions, Vikings, Packers went from dominant to duds outside NFC North

Kevin O’Connell’s headset went out as Sam Darnold led Vikings’ game-winning drive

As Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold led his game-winning drive on Sunday in Seattle, he couldn’t hear the voice of coach Kevin O’Connell in his helmet. That’s because O’Connell’s communications device stopped working at the worst possible time. “Yeah, my headset went out,” O’Connell said. “We had a great MVP performance from our sideline to get… Continue reading Kevin O’Connell’s headset went out as Sam Darnold led Vikings’ game-winning drive

Kevin O’Connell’s headset went out during Vikings’ go-ahead touchdown drive

In one of the most important moments of the game, technology failed Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell. O’Connell’s headset went out while the Vikings had the ball trailing the Seattle Seahawks 24-20 with 4:21 to play. When Sam Darnold scrambled for a 9-yard gain during the drive, he had never received the play call from… Continue reading Kevin O’Connell’s headset went out during Vikings’ go-ahead touchdown drive