Traded • Ron Andruff • Sean Shanahan • Guy Delparte • Canadiens option to swap 1980 first round picks with Rockies (#19-Paul Gagne) to Rockies for • Canadiens option to swap 1980 first round picks with Rockies (#1-Doug Wickenheiser) • cash on 1976-09-13

Traded • Blackhawks agreed to not select Real Cloutier in 1979 NHL reclaim draft to Nordiques for • 1980 first round pick (#3-Denis Savard) on 1979-06-09

Traded • rights to Dale McCourt to Red Wings for • Andre St. Laurent • 1980 first round pick (#4-Larry Murphy) • 1980 second round pick or 1981 first round pick (Kings option) (1981 #2-Doug Smith) on 1979-08-22 as compensation for free agent Rogie Vachon

Traded • Dan Maloney • 1980 second round pick (#25-Craig Muni) to Maple Leafs for • Errol Thompson • 1978 first round pick (#12-Brent Peterson) • 1978 second round pick (#31-Al Jensen) • 1980 first round pick (#11-Mike Blaisdell) on 1978-03-13

Traded • Canadiens option to swap 1980 first round picks with Rockies (#1-Doug Wickenheiser) • cash to Canadiens for • Ron Andruff • Sean Shanahan • Guy Delparte • Canadiens option to swap 1980 first round picks with Rockies (#19-Paul Gagne) on 1976-09-13

Traded • Errol Thompson • 1978 first round pick (#12-Brent Peterson) • 1978 second round pick (#31-Al Jensen) • 1980 first round pick (#11-Mike Blaisdell) to Red Wings for • Dan Maloney • 1980 second round pick (#25-Craig Muni) on 1978-03-13

Traded • Mike Palmateer • 1980 third round pick (#55-Torrie Robertson) to Capitals for • Tim Coulis • Robert Picard • 1980 second round pick (#26-Bob McGill) on 1980-06-11

Traded • Dave Lumley • Dan Newman to Oilers for • 1980 second round pick (#27-Ric Nattress) on 1979-06-13

Traded • rights to Thomas Gradin to Canucks for • 1979 or 1980 second round pick (Blackhawks option) (1980 #28-Steve Ludzik) on 1978-06-16

Traded • Dale Tallon to Penguins for • 1980 second round pick (#30-Ken Solheim) on 1978-10-09

Traded • Richard Mulhern • 1980 second round pick (#34-Dave Morrison) to Kings for • Bob Murdoch • 1980 second round pick (#31-Tony Curtale) on 1979-01-16

Traded • Dave Shand • 1980 third round pick (#55-Torrie Robertson) to Maple Leafs for • 1980 second round pick (#32-Kevin LaVallee) on 1980-06-10

Traded • Neil Komadoski to Blues for • 1980 second round pick (#33-Greg Terrion) on 1978-01-14

Traded • Bob Murdoch • 1980 second round pick (#31-Tony Curtale) to Flames for • Richard Mulhern • 1980 second round pick (#34-Dave Morrison) on 1979-01-16

Traded • Jim Craig to Bruins for • 1980 second round pick (#39-Steve Konroyd) • 1980 fifth round pick or 1981 third round pick (1981 #56-Mike Vernon) on 1980-06-02

Traded • Walt McKechnie to Rockies for • 1980 third round pick (#43-Fred Boimistruck) on 1980-03-03

Traded • Canadiens agreed to selct Danny Geoffrion and Alain Cote rather than Marc Tardif and/or Richard David from Nordiques in 1979 NHL reclaim draft to Nordiques for • 1980 third round pick (#45-John Newberry) • 1981 second round pick (#32-Lars Eriksson) • Nordiques agreed to select Alain Cote in NHL expansion draft on 1979-06-09

Traded • Walt McKechnie to Maple Leafs for • 1980 third round pick (#53-Randy Velischek) on 1978-10-05

Traded • 1980 second round pick (#32-Kevin LaVallee) to Flames for • Dave Shand • 1980 third round pick (#55-Torrie Robertson) on 1980-06-10

Traded • Tim Coulis • Robert Picard • 1980 second round pick (#26-Bob McGill) to Maple Leafs for • Mike Palmateer • 1980 third round pick (#55-Torrie Robertson) on 1980-06-11

Traded • Jocelyn Guevremont to Rangers for • 1979 third round pick (#55-Jacques Cloutier) • 1980 third round pick (#56-Sean McKenna) on 1979-03-12

Traded • rights to Eddie Mio • future considerations (Pierre Plante on 05-14) to North Stars for • Doug Hicks • 1980 third round pick (#58-Marcel Frere) on 1978-03-14

Traded • Dennis Hull to Red Wings for • 1980 fourth round pick (#67-Carey Wilson) on 1977-12-02

Traded • Mike Kaszycki • future considerations (?) to Capitals for • Gord Lane • 1980 fourth round pick (#68-Monty Trottier) on 1979-12-07

Traded • Jets agreed to not claim Kim Clackson as a priority selection from its WHA franchise to Penguins for • 1980 seventh round pick (#135-Mike Lauen) on 1979-06-09

Traded • Barry Dean to Oilers for • Ron Areshenkoff • 1980 tenth round pick (#195-Bob O'Brien) on 1980-06-11