Winnipeg Jets: Top Three Prospects to Watch in the 2021 Season
Ville Heinola
This should come as no surprise to anyone who follows the Jets. Ville Heinola is definitely the top rookie to watch this upcoming season.
Out of the three players on this list, Heinola will probably have the biggest role out of the gate for the Jets. The Jets first round pick of the 2019 draft found himself in the Jets lineup at the start of last season and performed extremely well.
In eight games with Winnipeg in the early part of the 2019 campaign, Heinola had one goal and four assists and a +3 plus/minus. His performances turned heads around the NHL, but the Jets ultimately decided to loan him back to Finland for his development.
Heinola will also be competing with Perfetti at the 2021 WJC, but will be representing Finland. He will definitely be considered as Finland’s number one defenseman and will be looking to carry his team towards a gold medal.
In a small sample size, Heinola has shown that he has got what it takes to be a top defenseman at the NHL level. Heinola is definitely the Jets rookie of the year candidate and can take the NHL by storm this year.
One thing is for certain, the Jets have some extremely talented prospects in their system. Heinola, Samberg and Perfetti have the potential to be the future of the Jets organization and they should be extremely fun to watch in 2021.
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