Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pamberi pokutanga kwemwaka wenguva dzose, musi waOctober 1, maWhalers aibatanidzwa muchibvumirano chemativi matatu neNew York Rangers neMinnesota North Stars. Kutengeserana kwekutanga kwaive pakati peWhalers neNorth Stars, sezvo Hartford yakawana winger wekurudyi Kent-Erik Andersson uye wepakati Mark Johnson kubva kuMinnesota nekuda kwechishanu kutenderera dhizaini mu1984 NHL Entry Draft
uye kufunga nezveramangwana. Hartford akabva atengesa Andersson kuRangers nokuda kwaEd Hospodar. Johnson akapatsanura mwaka wa1981-82 pakati pePittsburgh Penguins neMinnesota North Stars, achihwina zvibodzwa gumi nezviviri nemapoinzi makumi maviri nemashanu mumitambo makumi mashanu nematanhatu. Mumitambo mina yeplayoff neMinnesota, Johnson akarova zvibodzwa zviviri. Hospodar akaonekwa mumitambo makumi mana nemana neNew York, achihwina zvibodzwa zvitatu nemapoinzi gumi nerimwe, uku achinyoresa maminetsi zana nemakumi matatu nematatu.