NHL Trade Deadline Winners and Losers

Loser: Anaheim Ducks

Arrivals: (F) Jiri Sekac, (F) Tomas Fleischmann, (F) Michael Sgarbossa, (D) James Wisniewski, (D) Simon Despres, (D) Korbinian Holzer, 2015 3rd-round pick, 2015 conditional 7th-round pick

Departures: (F) Dany Heatley, (F) Devante Smith-Pelly, (F) Rene Bourque, (F) William Karlsson, (D) Ben Lovejoy, (D) Eric Brewer, (D) Mat Clark, 2015 2nd- and 3rd-round picks, 2016 5th-round pick, 2015 conditional 7th-round pick

A team starved for scoring did little to address the need. Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry and Ryan Kesler, arguably Anaheim’s best players, are second, third and fourth on the team in defensive zone starts, respectively. It's tough to score when your best players are expected to start in their zone a third of the time that they start on the ice.

Jiri Sekac and Tomas Fleischmann are nice players, but offer little in scoring. Sekac is a player who has more of an impact in the future, while Fleischmann peaked during the 2011-2012 season when he scored 27 goals and 61 points.

The lone (kind of) bright spot was the addition of James Wisniewski from Columbus. He'll hit you and shoot (5.20 shots per 60), but he can't be asked to play responsibly for very long in his own zone. Giving up journeyman forward Rene Bourque means nothing, but William Karlsson gets a shot to crack the Columbus Blue Jackets lineup as the play out the rest of the season.

Simon Despres could add a spark from the blue line, but it all depends on if he can crack the top two defensive pairings. He will have to play his way into it as opposed to automatically playing in it like he did in Pittsburgh. The Penguins defensive corps has been ravaged by injuries over the past two seasons, so Despres' inclusion was by necessity. Despres averaged 4.44 shots per 60 and saw 70% of his zone starts away from his own net.

Barring a meltdown, the Ducks will win the Pacific Division, but any expectations beyond that are on thin ice.