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Oh my god... Once again I will reiterate, the Leafs signing Pietrangelo will not happen, and should not happen. Having said that, the picture you're painting here is worse than what the reality would actually be. The Leafs don't recoup anything here for any of Kapanen, Kerfoot or Johnsson, two of whom, are fairly valuable assets. The return they would get for those players would certainly play a role for the Leafs and that has just been completely overlooked here. This is also two drafts away and two years of prospect development away. The Leafs have actually gotten quite good at development recently and also scout overseas leagues hard to look for cheap talent. This 'thin' boittom six has the potential to be and likely would be a lot better than you are assuming. A $5m estimate for a goalie is okay, I won't go after that, but like I mentioned before, it's always possible for them to go platoon style with someone cheaper. Having taken all that into account, the big issue here is obviously re-signing Rielly. Two years down the line, Sandin has probably taken another step, so, as much as I hate to say it, they'd probably trade Muzzin because his clause becomes modified. I will end how I started: It will not happen, should not happen but it would still be okay if it did.