This per an NHL owner who said to me, " the deals weren't there yet(yesterday), and over the next few weeks we have nothing to do but explore all options. We will be getting down to business during the break."
Also it is apparent that teams didn't want to trade for guys who were going to the Olympics.
"We would have to pay a guy on the 15th and if he gets hurt in Sochi we would get absolutely nothing out of it."
So key guys like Vanek, Miller, and Callahan were big risks at this time...