Lou Nanne trades
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Edmonton Oilers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Moe Mantha | January 22, 1988 | Keith Acton |  |
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Chicago Blackhawks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Fraser | January 3, 1988 | Dirk Graham |  |
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | November 20, 1987 | Byron Lomow |  |
| future considerations | ||||
| Buffalo Sabres acquire | Date | Minnesota North Stars acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1988 6th round pick (#106-David DiVita) | October 13, 1987 | Andy Ristau | |
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Caufield | October 8, 1987 | Paul Boutilier | |
| Dave Gagner | Jari Gronstrand | |||
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Price | September 8, 1987 | Willi Plett | |
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Los Angeles Kings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 1st round pick (#6-Dave Archibald) | June 13, 1987 | 1987 1st round pick (#4-Wayne McBean) |  |
| 1987 3rd round pick (#48-Kevin Kaminski) | ||||
| Boston Bruins acquire | Date | Minnesota North Stars acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1987 4th round pick (#67-Darwin McPherson) | March 10, 1987 | Paul Boutilier | |
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raimo Helminen | March 10, 1987 | future considerations | |
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Edmonton Oilers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cash | March 2, 1987 | Kent Nilsson | |
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Edmonton Oilers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 2nd round pick (#40-Link Gaetz) | March 2, 1987 | Kent Nilsson | |
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Maxwell | February 21, 1987 | cash | |
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Brooke | November 13, 1986 | Curt Giles | |
| 1988 4th round pick (#64-Jeffrey Stolp) | Tony McKegney | |||
| 1988 2nd round pick (#22-Troy Mallette) | ||||
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rights to Mark Pavelich | October 24, 1986 | 1988 2nd round pick (Troy Mallette) | |
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian MacLellan | September 8, 1986 | 1987 conditional pick (4th round pick if MacLellan scores less that 25 goals in 1986-87 3rd round pick if MacLellan scores 25 or more goals in 1986-87) (later modified to 3rd round pick in trade involving Mark Pavelich) (#46-Simon Gagne) | |
| Boston Bruins acquire | Date | Minnesota North Stars acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom J. McCarthy | May 16, 1986 | 1986 3rd round pick (#55-Rob Zettler) | |
| 1987 2nd round pick (#35-Scott McGrady) | ||||
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Edmonton Oilers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Barber | December 20, 1985 | Don Biggs | |
| Marc Habscheid | Gord Sherven | |||
| Emanuel Viveiros | ||||
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 2nd round pick (#30-Neil Wilkinson) | December 9, 1985 | Roland Melanson | |
| 1987 4th round pick (#73-John Weisbrod) | ||||
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Philadelphia Flyers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Bergen | November 29, 1985 | Bo Berglund |  |
| Ed Hospodar | Dave Richter | |||
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Quebec Nordiques acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Lee | November 15, 1985 | 1986 6th round pick (#117-Scott White) |  |