Yes i do realize that historically Pac>Gal, butI also realize that a 29yr old declining hard winger is not as valuable as a 23yr who has been mismanaged and continuing to get better.
I also know that despite how "great" you people are trying to make Pacioretty sound, despite his struggles, he's outscoring Devin Shore by 8 whole points (with the same amount of PK and roughly half the pp time of Pac, and 4 mins overall less ice time),
and considering he's bounced around every line the stars have and has struggled quite a bit himself this season That's not that impressive.
As for the bold statement 3 points separate the 29yr old declining winger from the 23yr od who's continuing to grow yet a "inferior" player, and that 23yr old also gets less playing time by about 4mins. Then you have the fact that Galchenyuk is signed longer and fits in better with the makeup of the team.
Yeah I'd take Galchenyuk Over Pac, and as i stated earlier the most I'd give up for Pac is shore, conditional 1st, b prospect. He's going to be looking for 7-8+mil on his next contract.
Dallas would be wasting assets for a 100 or so regular season game NHL rental. Going above Shore, 1st, b prospect for that is nonsense. hell that is probably too much even