Flint Firebirds 2023 - 24 Off-Season Thread

[MJ5]

Not sure if anyone caught it….I saw it in another thread…and we all kind of knew but Slavicek signed with a team Europe.

Wish we would get a camp roster.

See everyone else releasing them right now.

 

[Savard18]

Wish we would get a camp roster.

See everyone else releasing them right now.

Have they released camp dates yet?

 

[MJ5]

Have they released camp dates yet?

 

[TcNorth]

Flint’s GM Dave McParlan has been aggressive in reshaping the Firebirds. Lots of new faces. Time will tell if they have moved the needle.

 

[MJ5]

Have they released camp dates yet?

https://x.com/i/web/status/1827026870916833677

 

[MJ5]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1828160492117831709

Coulson Pitre listed for the Orange.

Stojkov listed for the Gray.

 

[MJ5]

Looks like the entire 2024 Priority class is listed minus 5th rounders Bryson Morgan & Tucker Lyndaker.

#15 Orange - Josh Bonnyman - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
#16 Orange - Ulysses Lombardi - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
#17 Orange - Brody Dunbar - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
#20 Orange - Christian Colosimo - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
#21 Orange - Cameron Tully - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
#24 Orange - https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/987171/carter-kucher
#25 Orange - https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/906008/tyler-clark
#26 Orange - https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/890443/declan-ready
#27 Orange - https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/897590/lucas-manikis


#8 Gray - https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/890426/brendan-cooke
#16 Gray - https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/897452/sam-mirda
#19 Gray - https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/881154/landon-copeland
#21 Gray - https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/914172/grandon-echols
#23 Gray - https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/597687/joshua-colosimo

Not sure if these are the other guys listed that weren't drafted by Flint or not.
#28 Gray - https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/897565/amar-beganovic
#24 Gray - Paul? No idea who that is, too many people named Paul.


Goalies
#30 Maguire - https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/947192/nathan-maguire
#35 Edgecumbe - https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/887899/liam-edgcumbe-applebee
#1 Schultz - No idea who that is either.

 

[Savard18]

Anybody make it to any of the scrimmages? Curious to hear people’s thoughts on all the new bodies in camp this year.

 

[MJ5]

Flint Firebirds

chl.ca

Pre-season Roster is finally up.

Only thing that looks weird to me is they have the wrong Pitre listed.

 

[Savard18]

Flint Firebirds

chl.ca

Pre-season Roster is finally up.

Only thing that looks weird to me is they have the wrong Pitre listed.

Huh. Absolutely zero surprises coming out of camp? I would have loved to see them sign both Colosimo brothers and at least get them a little time during pre-season. We’ll see who actually gets into the games but I thought there’d be at least one kid to step up and get into the preseason games.

 

[MJ5]

Huh. Absolutely zero surprises coming out of camp? I would have loved to see them sign both Colosimo brothers and at least get them a little time during pre-season. We’ll see who actually gets into the games but I thought there’d be at least one kid to step up and get into the preseason games.

Maybe they wait for an announcement before adding anyone?

 

[Savard18]

I think most of us agree they need to add a veteran center. Their Centers listed currently are….

Kaden Pitre-18
Jimmy Lombardi-17
Karlis Flugins-17
Max Anderson-17
Gage Brandon-16

Now I think both Pitre and Lombardi are going to take big strides this year but that’s still really young for a team to take a shot at going somewhere in the postseason. We have no idea how Flugins will perform. NHL 3rd round draft pick or a kid that struggles to acclimate to NA and scores 8pts this year? Now I know they played Clattenburg at C last year and he looked decent but I think he’s more suited to the Wing and that’s not the best long term option. So my question is, with Rehkopf and Gardiner off the board, what team is legitimately selling this year with an available top 6….preferably top 3, Center? Sure, Flint added youth and picks recently but I’m less confident in the DCore now, and still think they need at least a 1C/2C if not a top 6 LW. I just don’t see a Center to target currently.

 

[Kingpin794]

I think most of us agree they need to add a veteran center. Their Centers listed currently are….

Kaden Pitre-18
Jimmy Lombardi-17
Karlis Flugins-17
Max Anderson-17
Gage Brandon-16

Now I think both Pitre and Lombardi are going to take big strides this year but that’s still really young for a team to take a shot at going somewhere in the postseason. We have no idea how Flugins will perform. NHL 3rd round draft pick or a kid that struggles to acclimate to NA and scores 8pts this year? Now I know they played Clattenburg at C last year and he looked decent but I think he’s more suited to the Wing and that’s not the best long term option. So my question is, with Rehkopf and Gardiner off the board, what team is legitimately selling this year with an available top 6….preferably top 3, Center? Sure, Flint added youth and picks recently but I’m less confident in the DCore now, and still think they need at least a 1C/2C if not a top 6 LW. I just don’t see a Center to target currently.

Allard? Wakley if he’s back? Seems like the alot of the good C options are OA’s now. Might be overlooking someone from a team that we don’t think will sell.

 

[dirty12]

I think most of us agree they need to add a veteran center. Their Centers listed currently are….

Kaden Pitre-18
Jimmy Lombardi-17
Karlis Flugins-17
Max Anderson-17
Gage Brandon-16

Now I think both Pitre and Lombardi are going to take big strides this year but that’s still really young for a team to take a shot at going somewhere in the postseason. We have no idea how Flugins will perform. NHL 3rd round draft pick or a kid that struggles to acclimate to NA and scores 8pts this year? Now I know they played Clattenburg at C last year and he looked decent but I think he’s more suited to the Wing and that’s not the best long term option. So my question is, with Rehkopf and Gardiner off the board, what team is legitimately selling this year with an available top 6….preferably top 3, Center? Sure, Flint added youth and picks recently but I’m less confident in the DCore now, and still think they need at least a 1C/2C if not a top 6 LW. I just don’t see a Center to target currently.

Wakely if returned 100%

 

[MJ5]

I think most of us agree they need to add a veteran center. Their Centers listed currently are….

Kaden Pitre-18
Jimmy Lombardi-17
Karlis Flugins-17
Max Anderson-17
Gage Brandon-16

Now I think both Pitre and Lombardi are going to take big strides this year but that’s still really young for a team to take a shot at going somewhere in the postseason. We have no idea how Flugins will perform. NHL 3rd round draft pick or a kid that struggles to acclimate to NA and scores 8pts this year? Now I know they played Clattenburg at C last year and he looked decent but I think he’s more suited to the Wing and that’s not the best long term option. So my question is, with Rehkopf and Gardiner off the board, what team is legitimately selling this year with an available top 6….preferably top 3, Center? Sure, Flint added youth and picks recently but I’m less confident in the DCore now, and still think they need at least a 1C/2C if not a top 6 LW. I just don’t see a Center to target currently.

At this point right now, I think you gotta let the first 30-60 days shake out at least.

There will be a team or 2 who will underachieve, there will probably be some players unhappy with role (Hay last year) that want out.

I don't think this is a finished product by any means, I think we end up adding 2-3 players before Jan hits still.

 

[MJ5]

Wakely if returned 100%

To add a Wakely, you gotta move one of the other OA's.

Collins, Konyen, Smith.

Out of those 3, it's probably Smith.

So then you would also need to add a non OA D if you added a Wakely or Allard.

 

[MJ5]

Huh. Absolutely zero surprises coming out of camp? I would have loved to see them sign both Colosimo brothers and at least get them a little time during pre-season. We’ll see who actually gets into the games but I thought there’d be at least one kid to step up and get into the preseason games.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1831437904998277329

 

[Savard18]

Wakely if returned 100%

Yes. He is the only one that makes sense cost wise when you consider another OA would have to be moved weakening them at either RW or D. Basically creating a hole in the lineup by filling another one although I do believe all of Collins, Smith and even Konyen will have value at the trade deadline. I’m still a firm believer that even in today’s game that having two D like Smith and Collins will benefit them greatly come playoffs and there’s no other D in the org that can fill those shoes. I find it unlikely they go after another OA but you never know with this team. Allard? No. No way, he was thoroughly unimpressive after WJC and I don’t think spending assets to acquire him + moving one of the other OA’s makes any sense at all. Of course, that’s probably what they will do.

 

[Savard18]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1831437904998277329

Hell yeah. Nice work McParlan. Getting the brothers signed is huge. Really glad they got that done. I don’t know much about Cooke other than his stats but if he wants to bring one of his “Blind River Beavers” jerseys from last year and sell it, I think I need one of those.

 

[Savard18]

At this point right now, I think you gotta let the first 30-60 days shake out at least.

There will be a team or 2 who will underachieve, there will probably be some players unhappy with role (Hay last year) that want out.

I don't think this is a finished product by any means, I think we end up adding 2-3 players before Jan hits still.

I agree annnnnnd, I mean if they can figure out a way to swing Wakely and then add Andonovski I’m completely down with that.

 

[TcNorth]

That is 5-2024 draft picks signed to Standard OHL Agreements for Flint. How long can the Firebirds keep 5 rostered? Thanks in advance.

 

[Savard18]

That is 5-2024 draft picks signed to Standard OHL Agreements for Flint. How long can the Firebirds keep 5 rostered? Thanks in advance.

It’s been 10 years since the team has been in Flint and it’s been discussed on this board and numerous others multiple times and you still haven’t got this very basic information figured out?

 

[MJ5]

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	Xavier Tessier - 08 Rookie - 2nd 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	Gage Brandon - 08 Rookie - 3rd round
Brendan Cooke - 07 - Rookie	Joushua Colosimo - 06 - Rookie
	Karlis Flugins - Import
LD	G	RD
Urban Podrekar 05 - 62 GP - 22 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
Artyom Frolov 07 - 67 GP - 12 P	Patrick Sutherland 06	Rylan Fellinger 07 - 58 GP - 4 P
Mason Taylor 06 - 3 GP - 0 P		Jack D'Arcy 07 - 4 GP - 0 P
Christian Colosimo 08 - Rookie - 4th round

17 F
9 D (They do still list Stojkov, but I refuse too)
3 G

 

[Kingpin794]

That is 5-2024 draft picks signed to Standard OHL Agreements for Flint. How long can the Firebirds keep 5 rostered? Thanks in advance.

"Selected Players in the OHL
OHL Member Teams are permitted to register a maximum of four 16-year-old players selected in the OHL Priority Selection. Those 16 year old players that are allowed to be signed are the first two 16-year-old players selected and a maximum of two additional 16-year-old wild carded players in any round of the OHL Priority Selection.

All other 16-year-old players selected are eligible to be called up as an “affiliated player” or “floating affiliate player” for a maximum of 10 games or for any OHL regular season or playoff games when such player’s team has been eliminated from competition for that season."

So at least one of them is on a B card (affiliated) in other words. The younger Colosimo would likely be that one.

 

[StingUpdates]

That was about as intense I've seen a pre season game in Sarnia. Both teams really played with some energy & intensity. Your defence is gonna be no fun to play against w/Smith, Collins, Mania. Big & mean.

Clattenburg looks substantially better to me. Wouldn't be surprised if he becomes a go to guy. Thibedaeu impressive too.

Best of luck this yr