Put me in the topic of conventional wisdom, reading in that they're going to match Broberg and let Holloway walk.
If that is indeed the case, it's honestly not a bad bit of business for Stan Bowman to get himself out of the mess that St. Louis put him in. It only costs him a 3rd to dump Ceci.
I got the sense that the way the offer sheets were designed, was hoping to use Holloway as a means to ensure they get Broberg; especially with the rough state of St. Louis blueline and reasonable state of their forward group.
Now, if Broberg doesn't sieze the opportunity this year, this could turn out really rough as you're stuck with him until mid August.
It's also a pretty solid win for Broberg (even if he's going to come off as very selfish). Getting rid of Ceci helps open up a spot in Edmonton's top 6.
That being said, still a pretty painful move overall by St. Louis.... had this not happened, I think you could probably have seen Broberg signed $2m x 2, and Holloway $1.25m x 2.
The net effect of this deal, instead of having Broberg, Holloway and Ceci at a combined $6.5. You have Broberg, Emberson and Podkolzin at basically the same. From a draft pick perspective, you gain a 3rd from St. Louis, you lose your own 3rd and Ottawa's 4th; so are probably about even there. There is of course the fun part which is that Broberg takes $2.5m of the money that was needed for Draisaitl / Bouchard.