I think you are coming in low on Hamilton. He will get more than that.

The centre depth here sucks beyond 34 and 91 and I don't like the bottom six at all.

It is an interesting trade with Nashville but not something that they would likely do, so, theres that.

Ellis for Rielly doesn't really make sense for NSH when they have Josi + Ekholm on the left side already -- I just really don't see a fit for Rielly in NSH (especially since I don't even know if NSH could re-sign him.. And it's more likely that they re-sign Forsberg (though his injury history concerns me long-term).

Hamilton OR Ellis, not both. As for the contract for Hamilton I think it is about right. I think he is right around $8M.

Use the remaining dollars to sign a decent 3rd C.

Also this roster will have problems going forward with cap space with over $20M tied up on D for the next 3 years

I did one with Nashville where Ekholm being traded to Philly for Konecny.

This is interesting. However, at least at the start of the season, the Leafs should put Mikheyev on the Matthews line. The main complaint about Mikheyev is that he has no finishing ability. A lack of finishing ability isn't a problem if he's on a line with the Rocket Richard Trophy winner.