Flint Firebirds 2024 - 25 Season Thread, Part I

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I had hoped. Sell or if need be, stand pat even. No need to throw good money after bad. If you bought a lemon that you can barely keep running….realize it. Don’t go get rims and headers for it.
None of this surprises me and I wouldn’t even doubt that he gets some heat from Rolf behind the scenes about building a contender so he feels forced into making certain moves.

The moves last year were bipolar. Not enough for Hayes. Peer and Mancini made zero sense. As long as McParlan is the gm, I don’t think you’ll ever see a rebuild.
 
He hasn’t been given a lot of icetime in Flint but when he has, Zurawski has been very good for a 16yo. I’d put his abilities, skillset and style at 16 right up there near Othmann.
He looked very good Wednesday paired with Mbuyi.
Next season with Michael Dec centering, it'll be an exciting combo

He will
Doesn't sound like he's reporting.
He will report.
 
He looked very good Wednesday paired with Mbuyi.
Next season with Michael Dec centering, it'll be an exciting combo

He will

He will report.
That’s good if he does report. Not a fan of the trade but I do like the player. If McParlan is/was forced to move him today he’d likely lose out so it’s better if he reports. Even better if he returns for an OA season which I’m thinking might be unlikely. We’ll see.
 
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Yeah. The pick situation could be better but it wasn’t decimated. 4 2nds and 10 3rds available as of now. Should be able to flip some 3rds for 2nds down the road. Sucks to lose an ‘08 like Zurawski though. He won’t be easy to replace and to be honest I wish they could have just declared him defected and added picks plus an additional 1st next year. I’d imagine he was pissed off about playing time and to be honest I can’t blame him. Glad to see him in Owen Sound at least though.
 
Who was the bald dude that was coaching with them and left last season?

Looks like it's him on the bench tonight.
 
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No Clatty tonight. Suspended pending review.
Saw that one coming. If the Captain isn’t suspended or hurt he’s busy making frequent trips to the box. This one didn’t look intentional or that egregious but still…. At least it sounds like Jenken will probably be alright. Losing to Guelph post deadline with Luchanko out is unacceptable. Gotta figure they get smoked tonight too.
 
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Haha. #1D out. #1C Suspended. #2C gets injured. #3C Out/Injured. #4C Game Misconduct. Good thing they didn’t add Center depth like we’ve all been saying since the off-season.
 
Haha. #1D out. #1C Suspended. #2C gets injured. #3C Out/Injured. #4C Game Misconduct. Good thing they didn’t add Center depth like we’ve all been saying since the off-season.
What did I miss with Pitre? When did he get hurt?
 
Still no announcement on Clattenburg. It’s Thursday now. The OHL can be such a Mickey Mouse league sometimes. It’s possible they roll into this weekend missing the top 3 guy’s they’ve been playing at C.
 
Still no announcement on Clattenburg. It’s Thursday now. The OHL can be such a Mickey Mouse league sometimes. It’s possible they roll into this weekend missing the top 3 guy’s they’ve been playing at C.
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Kinda weak play for 3 games but it did look serious for Jenken for a minute so…. Clattenburg has spent way too much time in the box and suspended this year. Especially when they’re weak at C already.

FWIW, Kitchener is gonna be without Ellinas (#1C) and Campbell (top 2 pairing D) tonight vs Flint
We’ll see what’s up with Noah Collins, Kaden Pitre and Jimmy Lombardi but last game Flint finished with their #1 D out and their top 4 Centers. It’s possible they play without their #1D and their top 3 C’s. Plus their HC won’t be on the bench either.
 
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