Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Musi waOctober 8, vaSabres vakagadza mudziviriri Craig Rivet kuti ave kaputeni wechikwata, mutungamiriri wekutanga wenguva yakazara kubva panguva yaStu Barnes kubva muna 2001 kusvika muna 2003. Boka racho raivawo rakabatikana panguva yokupedzisira yokuchinjana. Chokutanga, vakasayina Tim Connolly kuti awedzere makore maviri, $4.2 mamiriyoni, ipapo vakawana Mikael Tellqvist kubva kuPhoenix Coyotes nokuda kwekusarudza kwechina-kutenderera mu 2010 draft. Dominic Moore akauya achibva kuToronto Maple Leafs nokuda kwechipiri-kutenderera kunyorwa muna 2009
, ipapo Buffalo akagamuchira wechipiri-kutenderera sarudza muna 2009 nyora kubva Edmonton Oilers mukutsinhana Ales Kotalik. Musi waApril 9, Buffalo Sabres yakabviswa mumakwikwi ekupedzisira.