Washington Capitals

Minnesota North Stars acquire	Date	Washington Capitals acquire
Gary Smith	February 19, 1978	cash

Cleveland Barons acquire	Date	Washington Capitals acquire
Walt McKechnie	December 9, 1977	Bob Girard 1978 2nd round pick (#23-Paul McKinnon)

Washington Capitals acquire	Date	Pittsburgh Penguins acquire
1979 1st round pick (#10-Tom J. McCarthy)	October 16, 1977	Hartland Monahan

Washington Capitals acquire	Date	Pittsburgh Penguins acquire
rights to Don Awrey	October 1, 1977	Bob Paradise

Detroit Red Wings acquire	Date	Washington Capitals acquire
1979 3rd round pick (#46-Boris Fistric) rights to restricted free agent Ron Low	August 17, 1977	Walt McKechnie 1978 3rd round pick (#45-Jay Johnston) 1979 2nd round pick (#24-Errol Rausse)

Buffalo Sabres acquire	Date	Washington Capitals acquire
cash	March 3, 1977	Roger Crozier

Washington Capitals acquire	Date	Philadelphia Flyers acquire
Bill Collins	December 4, 1976	cash

Detroit Red Wings acquire	Date	Washington Capitals acquire
Greg Joly	November 30, 1976	Bryan Watson

Washington Capitals acquire	Date	Philadelphia Flyers acquire
cash	November 24, 1976	Harvey Bennett Jr.

Toronto Maple Leafs acquire	Date	Washington Capitals acquire
Blair Mackasey	September 27, 1976	cash

Colorado Rockies acquire	Date	Washington Capitals acquire
Nelson Pyatt	August 31, 1976	Guy Charron

Atlanta Flames acquire	Date	Washington Capitals acquire
Bill Clement	January 22, 1976	Jean Lemieux Gerry Meehan 1976 1st round pick (#15-Greg Carroll)

Washington Capitals acquire	Date	Pittsburgh Penguins acquire
Harvey Bennett Jr.	December 16, 1975	Stan Gilbertson

Washington Capitals acquire	Date	Philadelphia Flyers acquire
Bob Sirois	December 15, 1975	future considerations (John Paddock)

Washington Capitals acquire	Date	Pittsburgh Penguins acquire
Bob Paradise	November 26, 1975	1976 2nd round pick (#19-Greg Malone)

Washington Capitals acquire	Date	Philadelphia Flyers acquire
Bill Clement Don McLean 1975 1st round pick (#18-Alex Forsyth)	June 3, 1975	1975 1st round pick (#1-Mel Bridgman)

Toronto Maple Leafs acquire	Date	Washington Capitals acquire
1975 twelfth round pick (#188-Ken Holland)	June 3, 1975	cash

Detroit Red Wings acquire	Date	Washington Capitals acquire
1975 eleventh round pick (#176-Dave Hanson)	June 3, 1975	cash

Detroit Red Wings acquire	Date	Washington Capitals acquire
Mike Bloom	March 9, 1975	Blair Stewart

Los Angeles Kings acquire	Date	Washington Capitals acquire
Bill Mikkelson	March 3, 1975	cash