The only other deal the Bruins made was very minor, yet it had Bostonians buzzing over a certain player involved in this transaction.

Shortly after the 3 p.m. trade deadline, it was announced that the Bruins acquired Max Talbot and Paul Carey from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for 2009 first round pick Jordan Caron. The Avs will obtain half of Talbot’s salary through the 2015-16 season.

Caron didn’t exactly pan out with the Black and Gold spending most of his time as a bottom six forward. In 134 career games, the 24-year old tallied 28 points (12 goals, 16 assists). In 11 games in 2014-15, he notched a grand total of zero points while compiling 16 penalty minutes.

Talbot, who is best known for being an unsung hero while with the Penguins when he scored twice in their Game 7 win over the Detroit Red Wings in the 2009 Stanley Cup Final, is a good upgrade over what the Bruins have on the fourth line – a role he will likely play in Boston. In 648 games, the veteran has notched 478 penalty minutes to go along with 194 points (89 goals, 105 assists) in his 10 years in the league with the Pens, Flyers and Avalanche. In 63 games with the Avs this season, Talbot is a plus-12 to go along with 15 points (5 goals, 10 assists) and 27 penalty minutes.

Instant analysis: This is certainly an upgrade from Jordan Caron. It likely means that Gregory Campbell’s days are numbered as a pending UFA at the end of the season. Talbot (who is due to make $1 million in 2015-16 – the last year of his contract) is a grinder and a good penalty killer and it will be refreshing to see that on the fourth line. At the same time, this doesn’t address the blue-line, the Bruins’ biggest need. And while this trade in and of itself is fine, along with the acquisition of Brett Connolly earlier in the day, this trade deadline will go down as another missed opportunity for Peter Chiarelli.