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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.

Signed as a free agent by Montreal, January 15, 1986.

Traded to Montreal by Toronto for Montreal's 2nd round choice (Darryl Shannon) [...]

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

Andrew Cassels is one of a select few players who scored on their first NHL shot.

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

Traded to Vancouver by Montreal for Dan Woodley, January 25, 1989.

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

Traded to New Jersey by Montreal with Stephane Richer for Kirk Muller and [...]

An energetic and hard-hitting power forward, Shayne Corson’s bone-rattling [...]

Traded to Montreal by Toronto for John Kordic and Montreal's 6th round choice [...]

Kjell Dahlin broke into the NHL with a bang, scoring 25 goals in the first half [...]

Traded to Montreal by Philadelphia for Scott Sandelin, November 7, 1988.

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

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