Okay. Per the athletic you have pick 15 + 28 = 8 GSVA. pick 7 + 131 = 7.6 GSVA, so on raw value, maybe.

Tatar had a disappointing season but he's not currently blocking anyway and the devils don't have any cap issue. He's likely a bounce-back candidate as his underlings have significantly diverged from his career norms.

Ryan Johnson currently has a 1% chance as being a star (0.75ppg) and a 19% chance at being a 200 gamer according to Bader. So he's basically a nothing prospect.

So it's roughly equal value in a typical draft, sure. But Tom sucks at late firsts so far so Devils fans are going to recoil from this outright. Plus, Jiricek is likely ready sooner and the type of player who makes Tom physically aroused, and that matters to the devils who are trying to exit a rebuild and are thin on RD.

I just don't see it making sense for the Devils in a weaker class. /especially/ when that value could quite easily slip with FLA winning a cup or Vegas squeaking in.