I like Dipietro a lot, but I think I take that deal all day.

Looks promising, but one thing I definitely would not do is get rid of Mikheyev. He is one of the fastest skaters in the league and did a tremendous job defensively. Maybe give away someone else. All in all this team would still be competitive but the only tricky part is getting Hamilton to sign.

Yeah, I don't see why Dougie would take any deal less than Pietrangelo's. Maybe Pietro's "intangibles" or something? IDK

VAN decline, the organization and Ian Clark are very high on DiPietro and his abilities.

Leafs can structure the deal differently to benefit DH...

I'm not sure they be able to structure it any differently than the other 31 teams I'm afraid.

It’s not about structuring it to benefit Hamilton, it’s about convincing Hamilton to play in Toronto, with all the options Hamilton will have, its hard to imagine him choosing Toronto, unless Toronto offered him Pietrangilo money. Also, the Leafs are in a tight cap situation, and in all likelihood signing Hamilton will mean the end of Morgan Reilly’s time in Toronto. He would no longer be needed and his contract is expiring next year. Toronto would trade him and sign more depth players with the extra cap space.