Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pashure pokupinda mumwaka wokupedzisira kwemakore manomwe akatevedzana, kubva muna 1981 kusvika muna 1987, Nordiques yakatanga kuderera. Kubva 1987<unk>88 kusvika 1991<unk>92, chikwata chakapedza chiri chekupedzisira muchikamu chavo mwaka wega wega, uye katatu nguva idzodzo vakapedza vari vekupedzisira muligi. Ikoku kwaibatanidza mwaka unotyisa wokukunda 12 muna 1989<unk>90 uyo uchiri wakashata zvikurusa munhau yefranchise. Somugumisiro, chikwata chakawana zvitatu zvinotevedzana zvekutanga zvakasarudzwa, zvakashandiswa kusarudza Mats Sundin (1989
), Owen Nolan (1990) uye Eric Lindros (1991). Lindros akajekesa kuti akanga asingadi kutamba kuNordiques, kusvika pamwero waasina kupfeka jersey yechikwata nokuda kwemifananidzo yemapepanhau, achingoibata chete apo yakapiwa kwaari. Pamusana pezano raamai vake, akaramba kusaina chibvumirano ndokutanga kuramba achiita zvaaida izvo zvakatora rinopfuura gore. Musi waJune 30, 1992, akachinjirwa kuPhiladelphia Flyers mukutsinhana nevatambi vashanu, kodzero dzekuSweden tarisiro Peter Forsberg, maviri ekutanga-kutenderera dhizaini uye US $ 15 mamirioni. Kutengeserana kwaEric Lindros kwakachinja Nordiques yakanga ichangofa kuva mukwikwidzi weStanley Cup munenge usiku humwe chete, uye mukucherechedza kunoonekwa seimwe yezvibvumirano zvine rutivi rumwe chete munhau yemitambo. Mumwaka wokutanga mushure mokutengeserana, 1992-93, Nordiques yakasvika pakurova kwekutanga kwekutanga mumakore matanhatu. Makore maviri gare gare, vakakunda Northeast Division uye vakava wechipiri zvakanakisisa nguva dzose chinyorwa munguva lockout-apfupikiswa mwaka.