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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.

Traded to Colorado by Montreal for Colorado's 3rd round choice (Daniel [...]

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

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.

Traded to Los Angeles by Montreal for Los Angeles' 2nd round choice (Claude [...]

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

Claimed by Edmonton from Montreal in Expansion Draft, June 13, 1979.

Blessed with exceptional speed and a lethal wrist shot, Yvan Cournoyer was one [...]

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

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

No one can forget Ken Dryden’s legendary pose, with his chin resting on his [...]

Traded to Winnipeg by Montreal for Winnipeg's 2nd round choice (David Maley) in [...]

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

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

Reclaimed by Montreal from Quebec prior to Expansion Draft, June 9, 1979.