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Relentless and intense, forward Keith Acton showed off his offensive skills in [...]

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, October 4, 1979.

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, March 15, 1984.

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, February 8, 1985.

Claimed by Montreal from Hartford in Waiver Draft, October 5, 1981.

For more than a decade, no NHLer has even come close toshutting down the [...]

Traded to Pittsburgh by Montreal for Ron Flockhart, November 9, 1984.

To this day, Chris Chelios remains the Canadiens’ most recent Norris Trophy [...]

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, March 9, 1981

Traded to Montreal by Winnipeg for Perry Turnbull, June 13, 1984.

Traded to St. Louis by Montreal with Greg Paslawski and Doug Wickenheiser for [...]

Traded to Washington by Montreal with Rod Langway, Doug Jarvis and Craig [...]

Traded to Montreal by Pittsburgh for John Chabot, November 9, 1984.

Deemed by many as the league’s best defensive forward, Bob Gainey was named [...]

Some of the greatest moments of Gaston Gingras’ career came during his second [...]

A pillar on the Canadiens’ blue line, Rick Green spent seven seasons in [...]

Claimed by Montreal from Quebec in Waiver Draft, October 3, 1983.

Traded to Montreal by Pittsburgh with Pittsburgh's 2nd round choice (Jocelyn [...]