I was talking about him hogging on the puck in that 4on4 clip when I said he holds onto puck as long as possible. Of course I don't mean he does that often in games nor he wouldn't know when to pass it if there is an opening.
As for someone who has watched Heiskanen for couple of years now, I would never imagine him holding onto puck as long as Dahlin did in the clip, not because it wouldn't the right play or anything, but just because there are just things he does differently than Dahlin. I don't think it's a bad thing that Dahlin is more comfortable to hold the puck since he, in my opinion, has the edge of the two in handling the puck. Heiskanen has good hands also but you rarely see him displaying those hands. That's one area where Heiskanen could still improve.
Yeah, Heiskanen defers too much to veteran players when he should shoot instead. Though, as you can probably tell from his uptick in scoring, he has started to take a little more control of putting shots on net. I think when it pans out, Dahlin will put up superior numbers, and make more highlight reels because he's flashier, while playing well defensively, whereas I see Heiskanen still putting up good numbers, but being more balanced on both sides of the puck and special teams.
Saying that isn't saying or I'm playing that Heiskanen is going to lack offense or that Dahlin is bad defensively, but they play different styles. I think they'll both be in the Norris discussion over the years if they continue how they have been.
Either way, i look forward to seeing how they both develop, but i don't look forward to the constant vs threads we're going to see. As a Stars fan, I got my fill of those with the Hall vs Seguin thread, lol.