Sleeper goaltender could be the answer to Edmonton's goalie-controversy

In the piece, Allan Mitchell also commented that DiPietro as a great value option for the Edmonton Oilers.

Given that Edmonton has only $266K of cap space available for the 2025-26 campaign, cost would be a definite factor when deciding whom to target.

Edmonton has recently been linked to several potential goaltenders: Nico Daws, Sebastian Cossa, Trey Augustine, and of course, Boston's Michael DiPietro.

The 26-year DiPietro was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks 64th overall in the 2017 draft, and is in year 1 of a 2 year deal with a cap hit of $812,500, a number the Oilers can certainly make work with little effort.

Granted, though Michael's NHL experience has been limited to only 3 games, his pro-experience with the AHL's Providence Bruins shows he is very capable of putting-up big numbers.

In 40 games played with Providence last year, DiPietro posted a 26-8-4 record, including 4 shutouts, and a spectacular 2.05 GAA and .927 SV%.

To show it wasn't a one-off, Michael, in 30 games played in the 2023-24 season, again with the Providence Bruins, posted a record of 18-8-2, again with 4 shutouts, and a 2.51 GAA and .918 SV%.

At a bargain cap hit, if these numbers were to translate at the NHL level, Michael DiPietro would be a cost-effective alternative for the team's starting goalie position, perhaps not this season, but certainly the next, when both Skinner and Pickard become unrestricted free agents.