Flint Firebirds 2023 - 24 Offseason Thread
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Looking forward to next season.
| LW | GP | G/A | C | GP | G/A | RW | GP | G/A |
| Nathan Aspinall | 65 | 18/16 | Kaden Pitre | 35 | 10/20 | Alex Kostov | 66 | 12/14 |
| Connor Clattenburg | 60 | 13/16 | Jimmy Lombardi | 62 | 7/13 | |||
| Matthew Wang | 61 | 4/7 | Max Anderson | 18 | 0/0 | |||
| Jeremy Martin | 64 | 13/1 | ***Simon Slavicek | 55 | 15/31 | |||
| Daks Klinkhammer | 55 | 1/4 | ||||||
| LD | GP | G/A | G | GAA | SV% | RD | GP | G/A |
| Tristan Bertucci | 61 | 10/34 | Nathan Day | 3.73 | 0.868 | Gavin Ewles | 65 | 2/19 |
| *Blake Smith | 65 | 2/11 | Jacob Brown | 4.19 | 0.853 | Matthew Jenken | 68 | 2/16 |
| *Marko Stojkov | 64 | 2/19 | Rylan Fellinger | 58 | 0/4 | |||
| Mason Taylor | 3 | 0/0 | Jack D'Arcy | 4 | 0/0 | |||
| *- OA | *** - OA/Import | |||||||
1000% with you on Stojkov being replaced and hope he is. Jenken is serviceable.
You just don't see many NHL signed forwards returned. Way more goalies and defenseman. Could Coulson end up hurt in camp and returned like Kressler? Yes, I'm just not hoping for that with him. So I'm just not counting on him at the moment.
Coulson is built and plays like a man. Hits with force and is strong in the corners. If he had stayed healthy and he had someone that could distribute the puck on his line he would have put up a lot more points. Could he be returned and would it help his development? Sure, it’s possible and we’d be thrilled but with him signing I’m not putting my money on it. 80/20 he’s Pro next year? Stojkov? Not worth an OA spot. His best 4 game streak of the year was playoffs and I thought he played decent against London but, no. Jenken will only be 19 next year and has continued to progress over the last two years. He’s using his size more effectively too. Smith is an OA lock I think. So…. I’d like to see an OA D added but that’ll create a logjam that needs to be addressed and they’re really thin at forward too. So probably adding two OA forwards you think? I know your OA’s need to be impact players and the 3 they had this year all had a really dissapointing playoffs.
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I don’t mind the trades moving the picks down the line, especially when we have more than enough. What I don’t understand is why we’re giving Windsor a better pick for free basically. Does he own a percent of the Spits, because he’s treated our cupboard like food pantry for them since the deadline and I don’t get it.
HockeyPops
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You traded away the 57th overall pick for the 63rd overall pick and a 10th rounder.
Cole Zurawski, F, Mississauga Rebels
One of the purest goal-scorers in the draft. Zurawski was the driving force of a Mississauga Rebels team that surprised a lot of people this year with their success. Along with his lethal shot, Cole plays a complete game consisting of a strong combination of compete, physicality, and playmaking ability. His consistency is what impressed the most, as he is able to make his presence felt every time he steps on the ice whether it's scoring a big goal or dominating physically, his compete never wavered. Should Zurawski be available at 7, I believe the Attack would do well to take him here. With the loss of Goure, Burroughs, and potentially Barlow up front, Owen Sound will look to replace some scoring. Bringing in Zurawski will help to start to fill that gap, while also adding a physical and competitive type player that fits the Owen Sound brand.
Sounds like someone we really need. Pure scorer.
One of the purest goal-scorers in the draft. Zurawski was the driving force of a Mississauga Rebels team that surprised a lot of people this year with their success. Along with his lethal shot, Cole plays a complete game consisting of a strong combination of compete, physicality, and playmaking ability. His consistency is what impressed the most, as he is able to make his presence felt every time he steps on the ice whether it's scoring a big goal or dominating physically, his compete never wavered. Should Zurawski be available at 7, I believe the Attack would do well to take him here. With the loss of Goure, Burroughs, and potentially Barlow up front, Owen Sound will look to replace some scoring. Bringing in Zurawski will help to start to fill that gap, while also adding a physical and competitive type player that fits the Owen Sound brand.
Sounds like someone we really need. Pure scorer.
They’re in serious need of a puck distributor too but yeah, sounds like a big win for the Firebirds if he signs. I like that he apparently plays physical with a high compete level in all 3 zones. They needed a RW, I’m excited to see how high he’ll play up the lineup next year.
Congratulations to all the players selected by the Flint Firebirds on Day 1 of the OHL draft. Very much hope to watch you grow into Pro hockey players in Blue and Orange.
On a side-note, glad to see Flint move quite a few picks for a better pick in the future. That’s something I usually agree with and it gives them a lot more ammo for next season if they so choose to go that route.
On a side-note, glad to see Flint move quite a few picks for a better pick in the future. That’s something I usually agree with and it gives them a lot more ammo for next season if they so choose to go that route.
Kingpin794
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I think 16yo “Not Related” Jimmy aka “Almost” Lombardi is gonna be a star in another year or two also. You could watch it starting to click almost every shift the second half of the season. He’s likely to play a big role for this team next year. Amadeus wasn’t even playing in the league until he was 18yo.
Once again found it bewildering that Flint selected a lot of Centermen and then bigger D in this draft. So….traded your two hard-nosed bigger young D in Strohack and Gee this year. Kept two smaller D in Taylor and D’Arcy then go to the draft and go with all bigger D. Pick a #%&*@$ direction and go with it for once.
They had an Orientation Camp scrimmage today at 4pm. Anybody go? I didn’t even see this until a moment ago when I opened up Instagram. Open to the public. Maybe let the public know a little bit beforehand? Thanks. On the bright side they finally actually managed to get not one but two 2nd round picks to show up!!! Plus one for McParlan there. I wasn’t looking too hard for names but I did see Echols on the back of a jersey too. Would be great to get a Michigan kid like him on the roster at some point. Having the first 3 picks there is a really good start though.
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I went. Hard to tell who was all there. No rosters. J. Lombardi looked outstanding though. But expected being a year older.
Toldyaso
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I was there. Saw most of this years picks there. Only ones I don't recall seeing were Brandon, Ready, Clark, and Dunbar. Doesn't mean they weren't there I just don't specifically recall them. The ones that caught my eye the most were Zurawski, Tessier, Cunnigham, and Colosimo. Edgecumbe also looked like a really solid goalie prospect. The one that really got the most of my attn however was Colosimo. That kid is big and has a nasty streak. After him I have to put Tessier. He's going to be a good one. After him I put Zurawski. Then Cunnigham who always seemed to be right up in the middle of everything. After that I have to say Mirda and then Tully looked pretty solid on D. My general impression was that as a group I think we will be seeing quite a few players from this draft class at the Dort in a Firebirds Jersey eventually. Looks like a really good draft class if they can get the primaries to sign. This isn't a ranking of who is better just who's play caught my attn the most.
U. Lombardi looks like he needs some development. Just looked slow to me for whatever reason. Skating may need work and/or his conditioning isn't what it should be. Just my impression.
Thought both of the US born draft picks Lyndaker and Echols looked decent. Not this year but maybe have a good shot down the road.
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Awesome. I was concerned guys like Colosimo and Lyndaker might just be flyers that were unlikely to report. If they can get the Top 3 and Colosimo to sign, that’d be huge.
Toldyaso
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I will be very disappointed if they don't sign the top 3 and Colosimo. Especially Colosimo. He really looks like he could that big nasty defenseman that every team wishes they had.
Toldyaso
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It is. I remember Ty Dellandrea was a pretty quick signing announcement and this one beats that by more than a month. Ty's signing announcement was on May 26 in 2016. Hope the rest follow in short order.
