Flint Firebirds 2023 - 24 Off-Season Thread

[N Da No]

It starts at the TOP no matter at what level you are at to bring in the staff that produces a winning product on the ice.

If you all are happy with 8 years of losing more games than winning games, then your right it's IRRELEVANT.

 

[HockeyPops]

Flint's been great the last 5 years though even with a below .500 year last year! .582 winning % over the last 5 years. Sure they had a rough few years to start as many new franchises do, but you are really trying hard to cling to your narrative there.

 

[N Da No]

It's HARD to CLING to the NARRATIVE when hockey people really KNOW what the PROBLEM is in Flint.

Bring in respective and proven hockey people into your organization like Devellano and Osgood and look what can happen.

Ask yourself why Saginaw and not Flint? I think you all know why. Until that changes don't go looking for anything MEMORIAL happening in Flint.

 

[frontsfan67]

It's HARD to CLING to the NARRATIVE when hockey people really KNOW what the PROBLEM is in Flint.

Bring in respective and proven hockey people into your organization like Devellano and Osgood and look what can happen.

Ask yourself why Saginaw and not Flint? I think you all know why. Until that changes don't go looking for anything MEMORIAL happening in Flint.

You have to have a good team to host the memorial cup. If you guys had any shot of it, it would’ve been with Othmann. Plenty of teams haven’t hosted before.

 

[Agent 53]

It starts at the TOP no matter at what level you are at to bring in the staff that produces a winning product on the ice.

If you all are happy with 8 years of losing more games than winning games, then your right it's IRRELEVANT.

Everything you post is wrong.

Give it up.

 

[MJ5]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1800531869127344592

4 for 4 at the top.

 

[Toldyaso]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1800531869127344592

4 for 4 at the top.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1800531869127344592

4 for 4 at the top.

Outstanding

 

[Savard18]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1800531869127344592

4 for 4 at the top.

It’ll be a couple years before we can assess the ‘24 draft but it’s great to see the top 4 signed. Can’t fault McParlan there. Would still love to see Colosimo signed. Someone from a previous draft like Darian Anderson, Dryden Allen, Chase Hull or Cullen Potter ending up in blue and orange at some point wouldn’t hurt either.

 

[TcNorth]

Flint looks to be a promising club this upcomig season plus has two import selections to get even better.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

LW​	C​	RW
Connor Clattenburg - 05 - 60 GP - 29 P	Kaden Pitre 06 - 35 GP - 30 P	Evan Konyen *04* - 55 GP - 48 P
Nathan Aspinall 06 - 65 GP - 34 P	Jimmy Lombardi 07 - 62 GP - 20 P	Christopher Thibodeau 05 - 68 GP 60 P
Matthew Wang 05 - 61 GP - 11 P	Gage Brandon - 08 Rookie - 3rd round	Alex Kostov 06 - 66 GP - 26 P
Jeremy Martin 07 - 64 GP - 14 P	Max Anderson - 07 - 18 GP - 0 P	Cole Zurawski - 08 Rookie - 1st round
Ryland Cunningham - 08 - Rookie - 2nd round
LD	G	RD
Tristan Bertucci 05 - 61 GP - 44 P	Nathan Day 05	Matthew Mania 05 - 45 GP - 23 P
Blake Smith *04* - 65 GP - 13 P	Jacob Brown 06	Nolan Collins *04* - 65 GP - 26 P
Mason Taylor 06 - 3 GP - 0 P		Rylan Fellinger 07 - 58 GP - 4 P
		Matthew Jenken 05 - 68 P - 18 P
		Jack D'Arcy 07 - 4 GP - 0 P

Lots of right handed defenders now, wondering in Jenken gets moved for something. Fellinger was very solid last year, and only expect him to take bigger strides.

Want list-
1/2 C to pair with Pitre, who just hasn't stayed healthy. Love Lombardi, but don't want to put that much pressure on him too early.

LD - Maybe flip a pick and Jenken for a LD
LW - Maybe. I expect big things from Aspinall, Clattenburg was solid, Martin has a knack for scoring some goals.

Need Nathan Day to take big steps this year.

Penguins didn't sign Collins. Any chance he is drafted with a late round pick next month?

 

[frontsfan67]

Penguins didn't sign Collins. Any chance he is drafted with a late round pick next month?

Teams could just wait the year and if he does well-sign as a free agent. DY+2’s don’t usually get drafted unless they dominate

 

[Savard18]

Teams could just wait the year and if he does well-sign as a free agent. DY+2’s don’t usually get drafted unless they dominate

I haven’t seen enough of him to have a valid assessment but you’re right. It’s WAY more likely he gets signed after the season by an NHL/AHL club if he looks good this year.

 

[MJ5]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1801314492485407060

Well fun way to start the season to see if this team will compete right out of the gate.

 

[Savard18]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1801314492485407060

Well fun way to start the season to see if this team will compete right out of the gate.

That was my initial thought also. Thing is, London is likely to be more shorthanded that weekend than Flint with kids still up with NHL clubs.

 

[frontsfan67]

That was my initial thought also. Thing is, London is likely to be more shorthanded that weekend than Flint with kids still up with NHL clubs.

100%

Could use the confidence though. Would be a good way to start the season.

 

[MJ5]

That was my initial thought also. Thing is, London is likely to be more shorthanded that weekend than Flint with kids still up with NHL clubs.

Oh 1000%

They might be without a couple, but they also might have a couple in the lineup as well.

We go out and lose 6-1 to half of London, going to throw myself down the stairs and get a refund on my season tickets.

 

[Savard18]

Oh 1000%

They might be without a couple, but they also might have a couple in the lineup as well.

We go out and lose 6-1 to half of London, going to throw myself down the stairs and get a refund on my season tickets.

I never really take too much stock in those first 2-3 weekends. It’ll be good to get a couple vs London out of the way right off the bat and assess where they are vs what should be a solid group in the Knights even missing a couple pieces. I could see Flint missing Bertucci. Probably everybody else back. London will be minus Cowan I’m sure, possibly Bonk and Barkey. I’d have to look at their roster to see anymore possibilities. Flint has struggled mightily in the past those first couple weekends though. Of course, we’ve seen coaches dismissed and the ship quickly righted a couple of those years though.

 

[MJ5]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1802717843370418274

 

[Kingpin794]

No thanksgiving eve game in Flint this year. Kinda sucks. Always looked forward to that on the way back to Freeland from GR.

 

[MJ5]

No thanksgiving eve game in Flint this year. Kinda sucks. Always looked forward to that on the way back to Freeland from GR.

Oh man. I looked at that and thought it said SAG not SAR.

 

[MJ5]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803820745522372782

 

[Savard18]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803820745522372782

I’ll be there for a game or two. Hopefully I’ll be watching a Flint Import pick or two play also. Svoboda and Strathmann were Flint picks but I doubt they still hold their rights even if there was a chance of them leaving the NCAA.

 

[MJ5]

#159 - Aspinall to the Rangers
#160 - Clattenburg to the Oilers

Thought Aspy could sneak in late, didn't think Clattenburg had a chance.

 

[MJ5]

Good for Kaden Pitre, I thought the injury was going to take him out of the draft.
#181 to Tampa.

 

[Savard18]

It’s about what I was expecting for Aspinall and Pitre. I think Kaden will end up being really good value for Tampa. Wasn’t expecting to see Clattenburg picked but am absolutely thrilled for him. Won’t be shocked if we see Jenken at an NHL Camp in the fall either.