Embracing the Elderly

If I'm Dallas I'd look for better prospects. Moving Pavelski means we're going to retool, and thus far it doesn't seem likely that either Kappy or Poulin is ever going to be better than a third line winger.

The other night against the Devils, Carter took a puck off the side of his face. And didn’t even flinch.

One benefit of the old farts is that their pain thresholds increase with age.

If I'm Dallas I'd want more too but it's all going to depend on the market. Is a team like Colorado (linked to Giroux) willing to buy multiple expensive players?

Most teams aren't really willing to give up top-line blue-chip prospects at the deadline. The Fillip Forsberg trade is a good example of why.

In general I agree, although the Forsberg example is a bad one considering Erat who he was traded basically 1-on-1 to had scored 21 points in 36 games, which is a far cry from Pavelski's 48 points in 46 games.

Pavelski is literally a top5, maybe even top3 player of his position in the entire league with elite stats both offensively and defensively, too.

In a slightly more offensive environment and not so slow start the guy could be in the race for Art Ross, Hart and Selke trophies this year.

I’d agree pavs is an upgrade over Kappy, however I’ll disagree that Gio is an upgrade over Pettersson.