Marty Reasoner

The biggest deal of the day was Dustin Penner being dealt from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings.

Other than that the deadline was slow. This year's NHL trade deadline only saw 16 trades which is the lowest total since 2000. Much of this was attributed to the amount of transactions leading up to the deadline.

Since February 9 up to the deadline day there were 26 trades, including 54 players and 22 draft picks.

With the lack of activity at the deadline there were a lot of deals that fell through.

Here are ten deals that should have gotten done.

After the recent rash of injuries fans believe the Vancouver Canucks need to add an experienced NHL defenceman - or two. However, the Canucks don't have the cap space to do so and it's also not necessary.

Dan Hamhuis has begun light workouts, Keith Ballard should return to the lineup in early March and Alexander Edler in early April.

The revitalized Southeast division is becoming a tougher place to play every year. First it was Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis in Tampa Bay and then Eric Staal in Carolina. Now Washington has Alex Ovechkin, Alex Semin, Nicklas Backstrom and Mike Green. Even Atlanta has Evander Kane and Zach Bogosian. Now Tampa Bay has started to reload with the remarkable Steven Stamkos. 

The Southeast has become a depository for some of the best young talent in the entire National Hockey League. 

Around most hockey circles, when the Florida Panthers are mentioned, the reaction you usually get is well, not much of one actually.

The team has been mediocre over the past decade and if memory serves me correct, have not reached the playoffs since the year 2000. This is also the longest streak of any active team in the NHL.

The Chicago Blackhawks announced on Thursday afternoon that they had dealt veteran forward Marty Reasoner, acquired from Atlanta in the deal that sent Brent Sopel, Ben Eager and Dustin Byfuglien to the Thrashers, to the Florida Panthers for center Jeff Taffe.