Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waAugust 19, Vancouver akasaina unrestricted free agent Bill Sweatt, munun'una waLee Sweatt, kuchibvumirano chemakore matatu, chinokosha $2.7 miriyoni. Chibvumirano chacho chinosanganisirawo mamwe $300 000 pagore mumibayiro yokuita zvakanaka. Bill Sweatt akasarudzwa neChicago Blackhawks ari wechi38 chose chose muna
2007, asi akasarudza kusaina chibvumirano kutozosvikira apedza makore mana ekoreji. Akazochinjirwa kuToronto Maple Leafs pamwe naKris Versteeg, asi akachengetedza chishuwo chake chekuyedza agency yemahara. Pakupedzisira akasarudza kubatanazve nehanzvadzi yake muVancouver.