on August 31, 1977 that sent the rights to Pete Stemkowski to Los Angeles in exchange for future considerations. The future considerations became this pick. The Detroit Red Wings' third-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on August 17, 1977 that sent the rights to Ron Low and a third-round pick in 1979 to Detroit in exchange for Walt McKechnie, a second-round pick in 1979 and this pick. The Los Angeles Kings' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on January 9, 1978 that sent Danny Grant to Los Angeles in exchange for the rights to Barry Long and this pick. Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade with Montreal on June 12, 1976 that sent a third-round pick in 1977 and a first-round pick in 1978 in exchange for Glenn Goldup and this pick. Round four The St. Louis Blues' fourth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 12, 1978 that sent Mike Walton to St. Louis in exchange for future considerations and this pick. Draft pick forfeited by the Islanders due to Barons-North Stars merger on June 14, one day prior to the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Originally, the Cleveland Barons' fourth-round pick would have gone to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on January 10, 1978 that sent Jean-Paul Parise, Jean Potvin Wayne Merrick, and the Islanders' fourth-round pick in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft to Cleveland in exchange for Wayne Merrick, Darcy Regier and this pick. The Pittsburgh Penguins' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on October 8, 1976 that sent Dunc Wilson to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick. The Los Angeles Kings' fourth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on November 2, 1977 that sent Syl Apps Jr. and Hartland Monahan to Los Angeles in exchange for Gene Carr, Dave Schultz and this pick. Draft pick not exercised by Cleveland due to Barons-North Stars merger on June 14, one day prior to the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Originally, the New York Islanders fourth-round pick would have gone to the Cleveland Barons' as the result of a trade on January 10, 1978 that sent Wayne Merrick, Darcy Regier and Cleveland's fourth-round pick