My theory is that whoever is coming up to replace him will screw things up so badly - and all signs indicate that's Nick Spencer - that in less than one year the outcry will be so high that they will have no option but bringing him back.
Spider-Man and Superman taught me how to read. Dan Slott is literally my all time favorite comic book writer and Spider-Man is my all time favorite character in fiction. I feel like Slott was put in a daunting and gruelling schedule that didn't do him any favors but yet he soldiered on with one of the best runs that the character has ever had. I need him writing Spider-Man, and if it's an All-Star Batman kind of deal, I'd be down for that.
Get him paired up with Marcos Martin, Paolo Rivera, Humberto Ramos, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Mark Bagley and Stuart Immonen. I honestly think Dan got unfairly criticized online while his sales proved that people love his book. It's only fair that now he gets to tell Spider-Man stories at a reasonable pace and with some of the best artists in comics. Basically, give him the same treatment that DC Comics is doing with Scott Snyder. Pretty please? That's the compromise I can give to keep reading Amazing Spider-Man going forward without Dan. Give him the chance to write Spider-Man stories with the same pace and time he had for his Silver Surfer critically acclaimed books. I'm quite sure that I wouldn't be the only one excited and happy to see Dan getting the recognition he deserves. And please Dan, I know that you still hang around here from time to time. At least pitch them this idea.