Rick Vaive trades
| Buffalo Sabres acquire | Date | Chicago Blackhawks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Rick Vaive | December 26, 1988 | Adam Creighton |  |
| future considerations | future considerations | |||
| Toronto Maple Leafs acquire | Date | Chicago Blackhawks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ed Olczyk | September 3, 1987 | Bob McGill | |
| Al Secord | Steve Thomas | |||
| Rick Vaive | ||||
| Toronto Maple Leafs acquire | Date | Vancouver Canucks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Derlago | February 18, 1980 | Jerry Butler |  |
| Rick Vaive | Tiger Williams | |||