Rejean Houle trades
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | Vancouver Canucks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jassen Cullimore | November 13, 1996 | Donald Brashear |  |
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | Detroit Red Wings acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason MacDonald | November 8, 1996 | cash |  |
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | St. Louis Blues acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Baron | October 29, 1996 | Craig Conroy |  |
| Shayne Corson | Rory Fitzpatrick | |||
| 1997 5th round pick (#122-Gennady Razin) | Pierre Turgeon | |||
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | Calgary Flames acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ling | October 24, 1996 | Scott Fraser |  |
| 1998 6th round pick (#152-Gordie Dwyer) | ||||
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | Edmonton Oilers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Kovalenko | September 6, 1996 | Scott Thornton |  |
| New Jersey Devils acquire | Date | Montreal Canadiens acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Lyle Odelein | August 22, 1996 | Stephane Richer | |
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | Washington Capitals acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| future considerations | March 15, 1996 | Martin Brochu |  |
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | Anaheim Ducks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Dirk | January 21, 1996 | Jim Campbell |  |
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | Colorado Avalanche acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Kovalenko | December 6, 1995 | Mike Keane |  |
| Martin Rucinsky | Patrick Roy | |||
| Jocelyn Thibault | ||||
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | Calgary Flames acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 8th round pick (#197-Petr Kubos) | November 25, 1995 | Craig Ferguson | |
| Yves Sarault | ||||
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | St. Louis Blues acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Jablonski | November 7, 1995 | Jean-Jacques Daigneault | |
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | Winnipeg Jets acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephane Quintal | July 8, 1995 | 1995 2nd round pick (#34-Jason Doig) |  |
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | Tampa Bay Lightning acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Bureau | June 29, 1995 | Brian Bellows |  |