Putting in my two cents based on who has been signed:
The Heat likely have 17 forwards to work with: Logan MacMillan, Greg Nemisz, Bryan Cameron, Mitch Wahl, Lance Bouma, Ryan Howse, Roman Horak, Carter Bancks, Gaelan Patterson, Paul Byron, Ben Walter, Ryley Grantham, Stefan Meyer, Quintin Laing, Jon Rheault, Guilliame Desbiens and C.J. Severyn.
I'd expect Nemisz, Bouma, Byron and Meyer to have the inside track on the one or two NHL jobs available, so most likely the Heat will roll with 14 forwards (along with one or two bodies in the ECHL). That said, it's a pretty good group of players, pending more signings.
On the blueline? It's a little thin. Assuming T.J. Brodie doesn't make the Flames roster, the Heat have six signed defenders: Brodie, John Negrin, Keith Seabrook, Chris Breen, Clay Wilson and Joe Piskula. IF Brodie makes the Flames (which is likely if they roll with seven defenders on the main roster), then they need another defender. And they don't have an ECHL body for a seventh man.
Leland Irving and Joni Ortio are locks for the nets.
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