Baertschi+2nd+5th for Granlund? Or 2nd+4th+Schaller for Granlund 50% retained?
I don't see us taking on contract dumps with future years attached. But I also don't expect the Preds to need to conserve cap space for any buying activities this season. So taking on Schaller or retaining on Granlund perhaps
shouldn't be significant obstacles.
Except there is the real money side of things, and the organization might rather lose all financial obligations if possible - even if a quarter season of Granlund or Schaller+retention pro-rates down to less than $2M, it's still $2M in the real world, and I could see teams valuing that more than a 4th round pick, say, in a tie-breaking scenario. In my fantasy world I'd take the 2nd+4th and not care if the team is shelling out money for Schaller and retention. But any team who comes along with enough pro-rated cap space to just take Granlund for a 2nd is probably still going to win the bid.