Paveliski might be old but after the year he had last year Dallas laughs at this offer. They'll be keeping him this year and very likely resigning him for less next summer too.

Can't give up too much of the future like that.

I can't see that much young talent going out for a deadline rental

Dang, if you take Kerfoot out of the deal and add a draft pick maybe, the Leafs would want as much depth as possible for a playoff run. Pavelski is precisely the kind of player the Leafs need, and if they are in pure win now mode, sometimes a team just has to go for it.

That being said, the Stars, with Oettinger healthy anyway, have potential to be a threat in the west this season: if Benn and Seguin ever got their act together again, turned back the clock a bit, a trade deadline add or two could make them a scary team. I think they are still going for it, and I don't think they would give up Pavelski for a player(s) who just isn't as impactful as Pavelski is. He's too valuable to Dallas to trade at this point.