Worst trades Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens acquire Date New York Rangers acquire
Tom Pyatt
Scott Gomez
Michael Busto
June 30, 2009
Pavel Valentenko
Ryan McDonagh
Doug Janik
Christopher Higgins
Montreal Canadiens acquire Date Dallas Stars acquire
Janne Niinimaa
2007 5th round pick (#142-Andrew Conboy)
September 30, 2006
Mike Ribeiro
2008 6th round pick (#176-Matthew Tassone)
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?