I think the big difference between them is that Heiskanen’s a freak skater. Nemec is really smooth and has great four way mobility but in terms of explosiveness and top end speed he’s average while Heiskanen can fly
Yeah, Heiskanen is my comparable for Nemec in the sense that I think their play styles are very similar. Very cerebral, controlling the play, smooth, all situations, high IQ, very good skaters and very good in transition/play driving. Nemec’s game ressembles Heiskanen’s very much imo.
But as you said, Nemec is a very good skater, but Heiskanen is legitimately one of the better skaters in the league. So I think their play styles are very similar, but Nemec isn’t as fast, even though he’s a good skater. That’s still an excellent player to have.
Add Luke, Casey and Silayev to that. That’s a very exciting mix of high potential D-men.