Traded • Ron Meighan • Anders Hakansson • 1983 first round pick (#15-Bob Errey) to Penguins for • George Ferguson • 1983 first round pick (#1-Brian Lawton) on 1982-10-28

Traded • Bob Lorimer • Dave Cameron to Rockies for • 1983 first round pick (#3-Pat LaFontaine) on 1981-10-01

Traded • Rick Martin to Kings for • 1981 third round pick (#60-Colin Chisholm) • 1983 first round pick (#5-Tom Barrasso) on 1981-03-10

Traded • Rob Ramage to Blues for • 1982 first round pick (#8-Rocky Trottier) • 1983 first round pick (#6-John MacLean) on 1982-06-09

Rockies renamed Devils on 1982-06-30

Traded • Don Edwards • Richie Dunn • 1982 second round pick (#37-Rich Kromm) • Sabres option to swap 1983 first round picks with Flames (#13-Dan Quinn) to Flames for • 1982 first round pick (#9-Paul Cyr) • 1982 second round pick (#30-Jens Johansson) • Sabres option to swap 1983 first round picks with Flames (#10-Normand Lacombe) • 1983 second round pick (#31-John Tucker) on 1982-06-08

Traded • Tony McKegney • Andre Savard • Jean-Francois Sauve • 1983 third round pick (#54-Iiro Jarvi) to Nordiques for • Real Cloutier • 1983 first round pick (#11-Adam Creighton) on 1983-06-08

Traded • 1982 first round pick (#9-Paul Cyr) • 1982 second round pick (#30-Jens Johansson) • Sabres option to swap 1983 first round picks with Flames (#10-Normand Lacombe) • 1983 second round pick (#31-John Tucker) to Sabres for • Don Edwards • Richie Dunn • 1982 second round pick (#37-Rich Kromm) • Sabres option to swap 1983 first round picks with Flames (#13-Dan Quinn) on 1982-06-08

Traded • Dave Christian to Capitals for • 1983 first round pick (#14-Bobby Dollas) on 1983-06-08

Traded • George Ferguson • 1983 first round pick (#1-Brian Lawton) to North Stars for • Ron Meighan • Anders Hakansson • 1983 first round pick (#15-Bob Errey) on 1982-10-28

Traded • Mark Howe • 1983 third round pick (#44-Derrick Smith) to Flyers for • Ken Linseman • Greg Adams • 1983 first round pick (#20-David Jensen) • 1983 third round pick (#61-Leif Carlsson) on 1982-08-19

Traded • Rick Chartraw to Kings for • 1983 second round pick (#26-Claude Lemieux) on 1981-02-17

Traded • Guy Lapointe to Blues for • 1983 second round pick (#27-Sergio Momesso) on 1982-03-09

Traded • Don Edwards • Richie Dunn • 1982 second round pick (#37-Rich Kromm) • Sabres option to swap 1983 first round picks with Flames (#13-Dan Quinn) to Flames for • 1982 first round pick (#9-Paul Cyr) • 1982 second round pick (#30-Jens Johansson) • Sabres option to swap 1983 first round picks with Flames (#10-Normand Lacombe) • 1983 second round pick (#31-John Tucker) on 1982-06-08

Traded • Randy Holt • Bobby Gould to Capitals for • Pat Ribble • 1983 second round pick (#35-Todd Francis) on 1981-11-25

Traded • Doug Risebrough • 1983 second round pick (#38-Frantisek Musil) to Flames for • 1983 second round pick (#35-Todd Francis) • 1984 third round pick (#54-Graeme Bonar) on 1982-09-10

Traded • 1983 second round pick (#35-Todd Francis) • 1984 third round pick (#54-Graeme Bonar) to Canadiens for • Doug Risebrough • 1983 second round pick (#38-Frantisek Musil) on 1982-09-10

Traded • Mike Eaves • Keith Hanson to Flames for • Steve Christoff • 1983 or 1984 second round pick (1983 #38-Frantisek Musil) on 1983-06-08

Traded • Gilles Lupien • Canadiens option to swap 1983 third round picks with Penguins (#58-Mike Rowe) to Penguins for • Canadiens option to swap 1983 third round picks with Penguins (#43-Peter Taglianetti) on 1980-09-26

Received • 1983 third round pick (#43-Peter Taglianetti) • $50K cash on 1983-04-28 as compensation for managing director Serge Savard

Traded • Ken Linseman • Greg Adams • 1983 first round pick (#20-David Jensen) • 1983 third round pick (#61-Leif Carlsson) to Whalers for • Mark Howe • 1983 third round pick (#44-Derrick Smith) on 1982-08-19

Traded • Bill Baker • Canadiens option to swap 1984 fourth round picks with Rockies (#74-Paul Ysebaert) to Rockies for • 1983 third round pick (#45-Daniel Letendre) • Canadiens option to swap 1984 fourth round picks with Rockies (#65-Lee Brodeur) on 1981-03-10

Traded • Doug Soetaert to Jets for • 1983 third round pick (#49-Vesa Salo) on 1981-09-08

Traded • Real Cloutier • 1983 first round pick (#11-Adam Creighton) to Sabres for • Tony McKegney • Andre Savard • Jean-Francois Sauve • 1983 third round pick (#54-Iiro Jarvi) on 1983-06-08

Traded • Pat Riggin • Ken Houston to Capitals for • Howard Walker • George White • 1982 sixth round pick (#118-Mats Kihlstrom) • 1983 third round pick (#55-Perry Berezan) • 1984 second round pick (#38-Paul Ranheim) on 1982-06-09

Traded • Canadiens option to swap 1983 third round picks with Penguins (#43-Peter Taglianetti) to Canadiens for • Gilles Lupien • Canadiens option to swap 1983 third round picks with Penguins (#58-Mike Rowe) on 1980-09-26

Traded • Mark Howe • 1983 third round pick (#44-Derrick Smith) to Flyers for • Ken Linseman • Greg Adams • 1983 first round pick (#20-David Jensen) • 1983 third round pick (#61-Leif Carlsson) on 1982-08-19

Traded • Hector Marini • 1983 fourth round pick (#77-Bill Claviter) to Devils for • 1983 fourth round pick (#65-Mikko Makela) on 1982-10-01

Traded • Eric Vail to Red Wings for • Gary McAdam • 1982 fourth round pick (#65-Dave Meszaros) • 1983 fourth round pick (#66-John Bekkers) on 1981-11-10

Traded • Greg Terrion to Maple Leafs for • 1983 fourth round pick (#68-Dave Korol) on 1982-10-19

Traded • 1984 fourth round pick (#70-Doug Wieck) to Kings for • 1983 fourth round pick (#68-Dave Korol) on 1983-06-08

Traded • John Garrett to Nordiques for • Michel Plasse • 1983 fourth round pick (#72-Ron Chyzowski) on 1982-01-12

Traded • 1983 fourth round pick (#65-Mikko Makela) to Islanders for • Hector Marini • 1983 fourth round pick (#77-Bill Claviter) on 1982-10-01

Traded • Don Lever • Bob MacMillan to Rockies (who later became Devils) for • Lanny McDonald • 1983 fourth round pick (#77-Bill Claviter) on 1981-11-25

Traded • Greg Hotham to Penguins for • 1982 sixth round pick (#115-Craig Kales) • 1983 fifth round pick (#83-Dan Hodgson) on 1982-02-03

Traded • Garry Howatt to Whalers for • 1983 fifth round pick (#84-Bob Caulfield) on 1981-10-02

Traded • Jim Korn to Maple Leafs for • 1982 fourth round pick (#66-Craig Coxe) • 1983 fifth round pick (#88-Joe Kocur) on 1982-03-08

Traded • Jay McFarlane to Oilers for • 1983 fifth round pick (#100-Garry Galley) on 1981-08-10

Traded • Don Luce to Maple Leafs for • Bob Gladney • 1983 sixth round pick (#108-Kevin Stevens) on 1981-08-10

Traded • Dave Hutchison • Ted Bulley to Capitals for • 1983 sixth round pick (#115-Jari Torkki) • 1984 fifth round pick (#101-Darin Sceviour) on 1982-08-24

Traded • Rick MacLeish to Penguins for • Russ Anderson • 1983 eighth round pick (#143-Chris DuPerron) on 1981-12-29

Traded • Paul Marshall to Whalers for • 1983 tenth round pick (#184-Greg Rolston) on 1982-10-05

Traded • Rob McClanahan to Rangers for • 1983 tenth round pick (#193-Reine Karlsson) on 1982-01-29

Traded • 1982 twelfth round pick (#248-Jan Jasko) to Nordiques for • 1983 eleventh round pick (#212-Oldrich Valek) on 1982-06-09

Traded • Wes Jarvis • Rollie Boutin to North Stars for • Robbie Moore • 1983 eleventh round pick (#216-Anders Huss) on 1982-08-04

Traded • 1982 twelfth round pick (#247-Marco Kallas) to Capitals for • 1983 twelfth round pick (#235-Kermit Salfi) on 1982-06-09

Traded • 1984 eleventh round pick (#225-Dave Mackey) to Blackhawks for • 1983 twelfth round pick (#239-Jindrich Kokrment) on 1983-06-08