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The market rate on a retained Vatanen will likely be somewhere around 2nd + B+ prospect or two 2nds (or possibly late 1st). For Simmons retained, it is likely a 3rd round pick or 4th round pick and low-end prospect.
But if VAN is insistent on (a) keeping picks and (b) shedding as much salary as possible, the competitive offer would be something like:
Simmons (50%) ... for.... Woo or Juolevi
Vats (50%) along with taking bad contract (Baertschi) ... for ... Podkolzin, Hoglander
so these types of deals....
a. Baerschti / Woo / Podkolzin
b. Baerschti / Juolevi / Podkolzin
c. Baerschti / Woo / Hoglander
d. Baerschti / Juolevi / Hoglander
I'd think in each of those scenarios, NJD would probably add mid-round pick to balance (2021 3rd or 2020 4th)