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Assuming the pick is top 2 protected, change the player to Sharangovich, and add a prospect who is the Devils 4th or 5th best prospect. That gives the Wild a young top 6 roster player who is cost controlled for 2022-23. The Devils are trending up, so the pick is likely in that 10-15 ballpark at best.
Ottawa likely offers 7th overall and a few more pieces. So the Devils would need to beat that. Even know the 2022 draft isn't very strong, they are still likely to get at top 10 talent at 7th overall. There is no guarantee that the Devils 2023 pick is high enough to compete with that value.
Holtz is a piece that would be better than the 7th overall, but I doubt the Devils would give him up for Fiala, who is a pending UFA. I also doubt they'd give up their 2nd overall this year.