I didn't say they were the same. I am saying the gap is not nearly as big as it is made out to be by some.
The devils have what I'd call a lower end of the top 10 forward group or so. I'd put the wings somewhere in the mid/late teens. I don't think it is a massive gap. Like I said, NJD 100% has a gap, but it is not the insurmountable one some claim.
Especially when accompanied by the claim that Seider is significantly better than Pesce, which would counter or outweigh most of that gap since he is spending 100% of his time with Seider
The devils 4th line has been mostly AHLers in luke's time. The 3rd line has struggled.
Especially when, in most debates with red wings fans, the claim is that Larkin Debrincat and Raymond are comparable or better than Nico Bratt Meier.