Montreal Canadiens 1970-71

Montreal Canadiens acquire Date St. Louis Blues acquire
1971 2nd round pick (#24-Michel Deguise)
January 28, 1971
Fran Huck
Montreal Canadiens acquire Date Los Angeles Kings acquire
Ray Fortin
Gord Labossiere
1973 2nd round pick (#22-Peter Marrin)
January 26, 1971
Ralph Backstrom
Montreal Canadiens acquire Date Minnesota North Stars acquire
Rey Comeau
January 26, 1971
Gord Labossiere
Montreal Canadiens acquire Date Detroit Red Wings acquire
Frank Mahovlich
January 13, 1971
Guy Charron
Bill Collins
Mickey Redmond
Toronto Maple Leafs acquire Date Montreal Canadiens acquire
cash
December 23, 1970
Terry Clancy
Montreal Canadiens acquire Date St. Louis Blues acquire
cash
December 11, 1970
Michel Plasse
Montreal Canadiens acquire Date Vancouver Canucks acquire
Germain Gagnon
November 3, 1970
cash
Montreal Canadiens acquire Date Los Angeles Kings acquire
cash
October 8, 1970
Bob Berry
Montreal Canadiens acquire Date Pittsburgh Penguins acquire
cash
October 2, 1970
Robin Burns
Montreal Canadiens acquire Date Minnesota North Stars acquire
cash
August 1, 1970
Bob McCord
Comment: Exact date unknown
Montreal Canadiens acquire Date St. Louis Blues acquire
cash
June 10, 1970
Lyle Carter
Montreal Canadiens acquire Date St. Louis Blues acquire
cash
June 10, 1970
Murray Flegel
Montreal Canadiens acquire Date Minnesota North Stars acquire
Claude D. Larose
June 10, 1970
Bobby Rousseau
Montreal Canadiens acquire Date Minnesota North Stars acquire
cash
June 9, 1970
Norm Beaudin
Montreal Canadiens acquire Date St. Louis Blues acquire
cash
May 22, 1970
Christian Bordeleau
Montreal Canadiens acquire Date Los Angeles Kings acquire
Gregg Boddy
Leon Rochefort
Wayne Thomas
May 22, 1970
Lucien Grenier
Larry Mickey
Jack Norris
Montreal Canadiens acquire Date Minnesota North Stars acquire
player to be named later (Bill Collins)
May 22, 1970
Jude Drouin
Montreal Canadiens acquire Date California Golden Seals (Oakland) acquire
cash
May 22, 1970
Dennis Hextall
Montreal Canadiens acquire Date California Golden Seals (Oakland) acquire
cash
1971 1st round pick (#1-Guy Lafleur)
Francois Lacombe
May 22, 1970
1970 1st round pick (#10-Chris Oddleifson)
Ernie Hicke
Comment: This trade changed the history of hockey. Imagine if Lafleur wasn't part of the great 70s Canadiens teams, they would still have had an excellent roster, but would they have won as much?