Holmgren: No more moves at deadline

The Flyers wanted a top defenseman. They didn't get one.

Dan Boyle resigned with Tampa Bay and Brain Campbell was sent to San Jose from Buffalo. No luck there.

Next, the Flyers pursued another forward to help plug the gaping hole caused by injury. The team targeted another old friend, Ruslan Fedotenko, now with the Islanders. Fodotenko has 16 goals and 14 assists this season.

But, as the NHL trade deadline day trickled to an end, that possibility went nowhere and the Flyers stayed pat. There might be a late, minor move but nothing major.

After having swapped defensive prospect Alexandre Picard for another former Flyer, Vaclav Prospal, the Flyers ran out of moves and are done trading until after the season at least.

"We didn't do anything other than the deal we made last night," said general manager Paul Holmgren. "There was nothing that made sense for us. We were involved with and acquired about some of the bigger names but couldn't get anything that made sense."

Holmgren confirmed that the Flyers tried to make deals for both Campbell and Fedotenko, but that the asking price was too much and in every scenario involved Jeff Carter.

"We talked about both those guys. I'm not disappointed at all," Holmgren said. "Right now because our health is at issue we're in a little bit of a jam. But if you put our team on the board right now, up front Vinny Prospal is going to add a lot to our team.

"We lost Modry last night to an injury short term but we'll deal with it. I like the way the team played last night. They fought back from a tough hole and battled hard."

Prospal, who is supposed to arrive in time to play Thursday against Ottawa at home, held a conference call and said he hoped he could help the Flyers.

"I'm going to a team that has had tough times. I'm going to come in and try to help them make the playoffs," Prospal said. "I hope I can play the same game I played here with the Lightning. The game is more wide open and less hitting and more power plays. I hope this team can benefit from that."