Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Nekontrakiti yake yakagadzirirwa kupera pakupera kwemwaka wa2006-07, Rivet akatengeswa musi waFebruary 25, 2007, kuSan Jose Sharks nechishanu-kutenderera dhizaini
2008 nokuda kwaJosh Gorges uye kunyorwa kwokutanga kworwendo muna 2007. Iyi sarudzo yaizoshandiswa gare gare kunyorera aimbove kaputeni weCanada Max Pacioretty (ari kutamba kuVegas Golden Knights). Asati ava unrestricted free agent mumwaka wepakati, akasaina zvakare neSharks kune makore mana, US $ 14 mamirioni chibvumirano, achidana San Jose's fan base uye kukwikwidza sechinhu chikuru chekugara nekirabhu. Anonzi akasarudza kupiwa ikoko pane kupiwa kwaSan Jose kwemamiriyoni 12 emadhora munguva imwe cheteyo yenguva, asi nechikamu chisina kuchinjana. Mumwaka wekutanga wechibvumirano chake chitsva, akarekodha basa-rakakwira 30 anobatsira uye 35 mapoinzi, achitungamira vese vadziviriri vechikwata mukukora (Brian Campbell akapedza aine mamwe mapoinzi akazara mumwaka, asi akangorova 19 yemapoinzi ake neSan Jose).