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Trade deadline sparks emotions, even with fewer moves

TORONTO -- The 2016 NHL trade deadline has come and gone, and if ever there was a deadline that screamed out "lunch bag letdown," this would be it.

Loui Eriksson, Dan Hamhuis, Jonathan Drouin and others who were rumored ... heck, expected to be traded stayed put as the ongoing narrative of the day was of trade inertia.

Here are the most compelling points from the day:

Teams that were quiet and whose fans are enraged

The New York Islanders, who hit the trade deadline with a loss to lowly Edmonton, did little to assuage fears of Isles fans by adding only young winger Shane Prince from the Ottawa Senators.