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I'd give the edge to the Devils. Grabner has speed, kill penalties, and he can score at even strength. Devils have some trouble getting scoring from forwards not named Hall, Hischier, and Bratt. This could help harness some depth scoring.
And to get Grabner, they give up a 2nd and a defenseman that may or may not even come over from the KHL; yes, I know it's a little stereotypical since he's Russian and all, but he plays for the top KHL team in his home country, so it wouldn't surprise me if he never makes the jump.
Although, Buchnevich and Rykov both played for SKA St. Pete in the same season (not sure if they ever played together), so there could be some incentive to get him over to NA. Rangers goalie prospect Igor Shestyorkin also plays for SKA St. Pete, so there's some commonality right there.