| Pos | Name | Re-Claimed by |
| G | Dave Dryden | Buffalo Sabres |
| C | Doug Berry | Colorado Rockies |
| LW | Wes George | Detroit Red Wings |
| C | Steve Carlson | Los Angeles Kings |
| G | Ed Mio | Minnesota North Stars |
| D | Cal Sandbeck | Minnesota North Stars |
| LW | Dave Semenko | Minnesota North Stars |
| D | Paul Shmyr | Minnesota North Stars |
| D | Dave Langevin | New York Islanders |
| D | Kelly Davis | New York Islanders |
| RW | Jim Mayer | New York Rangers |
| C | Dennis Sobchuk | Philadelphia Flyers |
| D | Risto Siltanen | St Louis Blues |
| G | Mike Liut | St Louis Blues |
| C | Stan Weir | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| D | John Hughes | Vancouver Canucks |
| RW | Bengt Gustafsson | Washington Capitals |