Bill Torrey trades
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | New York Islanders acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | cash | June 26, 1972 | Tony Featherstone |  |
| New York Rangers acquire | Date | New York Islanders acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Islanders promised to not take certain players in 1972 expansion draft | June 8, 1972 | 1973 7th round pick (#110-Denis Andersen) | |
| 1973 8th round pick (#126-Denis Desgagnes) | ||||
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | New York Islanders acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 2nd round pick (#17-Glenn Goldup) | June 6, 1972 | Alex Campbell | |
| cash | Denis DeJordy | |||
| Glenn Chico Resch | ||||
| future considerations (Germain Gagnon) | ||||
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | New York Islanders acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | future considerations (cash) | June 6, 1972 | Gord Labossiere | |
| Buffalo Sabres acquire | Date | New York Islanders acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Islanders promised to not draft certain players in 1972 expansion draft | June 6, 1972 | 1972 8th round pick (#117-Rene Levasseur) | |
| Buffalo Sabres acquire | Date | New York Islanders acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islanders promised to not draft certain players in 1972 expansion draft | June 6, 1972 | 1972 9th round pick (#133-Bill Ennos) | |
| Buffalo Sabres acquire | Date | New York Islanders acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islanders promised to not draft certain players in 1972 expansion draft | June 6, 1972 | 1972 7th round pick (#101-Don McLaughlin) | |
| Buffalo Sabres acquire | Date | New York Islanders acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islanders promised to not draft certain players in 1972 expansion draft | June 6, 1972 | 1972 tenth round pick (#146-Rene Lambert) | |