Jim Devellano trades
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | cash | June 26, 1990 | Sam St. Laurent |  |
| Calgary Flames acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1990 2nd round pick (#24-David Harlock) | June 15, 1990 | Brad McCrimmon | |
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1991 5th round pick (#100-Brad Layzell) | June 15, 1990 | Rick Green | |
| Quebec Nordiques acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tony McKegney | December 4, 1989 | Greg C. Adams | |
| Robert Picard | ||||
| Edmonton Oilers acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Adam Graves | November 2, 1989 | Jimmy Carson | |
| Petr Klima | Kevin McClelland | |||
| Joe Murphy | 1991 5th round pick (#100-Brad Layzell) | |||
| Jeff Sharples | ||||
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris McRae | September 7, 1989 | Kris King | |
| 1990 5th round pick (#87-Tony Burns) | ||||
| St. Louis Blues acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Paul MacLean | June 15, 1989 | Bernie Federko | |
| Adam Oates | Tony McKegney | |||
| Hartford Whalers acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jim Pavese | March 7, 1989 | Torrie Robertson | |
| Edmonton Oilers acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Halward | January 23, 1989 | 1989 twelfth round pick (#246-Jason Glickman) | |
| Edmonton Oilers acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miroslav Frycer | January 3, 1989 | 1989 tenth round pick (#204-Rick Judson) | |
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | Winnipeg Jets acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul MacLean | June 13, 1988 | Brent Ashton |  |
| Toronto Maple Leafs acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Darren Veitch | June 10, 1988 | Miroslav Frycer | |
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Pavese | March 8, 1988 | future considerations (1990 4th round pick (#87-Tony Burns) | |
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | Winnipeg Jets acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Nill | January 10, 1988 | Mark Kumpel | |
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | Philadelphia Flyers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 2nd round pick (#41-Bob Wilkie) | June 13, 1987 | Mark Laforest |  |
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Young | May 29, 1987 | cash |  |
| New Jersey Devils acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Chris Cichocki | March 9, 1987 | Mel Bridgman | |
| 1987 3rd round pick (#53-Andrew MacVicar) | ||||
| Quebec Nordiques acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basil McRae | January 17, 1987 | Brent Ashton | |
| John Ogrodnick | Gilbert Delorme | |||
| Doug Shedden | Mark Kumpel | |||
| Hartford Whalers acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Ladouceur | January 12, 1987 | Dave Barr | |
| Vancouver Canucks acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | future considerations (1988 6th round pick (#122-Phil von Stefenelli)) | November 21, 1986 | Doug Halward | |