The NHL trade deadline passed Wednesday afternoon.

Although several teams made moves to improve their rosters, others failed to make deals to address areas of weakness.

Among the most notable NHL trade day losers is the Calgary Flames.

After essentially giving up on a former Norris trophy candidate in 24–year old defenseman Dion Phaneuf, the Flames signed Matt Stajan to a long-term contract, confusing a role player for a top-six scoring forward. On the playoff bubble in the Western conference in ninth place with 20 games to go, Calgary failed to add a significant scorer to a team in need of offense. There biggest move was the acquisition of Vesa Toskala from Anaheim, a backup goalie making starter’s money that will hardly help the Flames make the playoffs.

The Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Dallas Stars, and Anaheim Ducks were among the teams that are on the playoff bubble in their respective conferences and failed to make a move that significantly improved their roster.