The Heat are going to have a pretty inexperienced blueline if there is an AHL season in 20-21. They'll have 4 rookies in Lerby, Kinvall, Poolman & Mackey. Yelesin will only be a sophomore.
The Heat also have rookie defensemen Noah King (Chiefs, WHL), Greg Moro (Clarkson NCAA) and Koltrane Wilson (Hurricanes, WHL) signed to AHL contracts for 2020-21.
If Nielsen doesn't have an out clause, I would think the Heat will try really hard to bring in a couple AHL vets.
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