Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Musi waAugust 19, Vancouver yakasaina unrestricted free agent Bill Sweatt, munun'una waLee Sweatt, kune makore matatu, entry-level contract worth $2.7 million. Chibvumirano chacho chinosanganisirawo mamwe $300 000 pagore mumibayiro yokuita zvakanaka. Bill Sweatt akasarudzwa neChicago Blackhawks pachinzvimbo chechi38 chose muna 2007
, asi vakasarudza kusaina chibvumirano kutozosvikira vapedza makore mana ekoreji. Akazochinjirwa kuToronto Maple Leafs pamwe naKris Versteeg, asi akachengetedza chishuwo chake chekuyedza agency yemahara. Pakupedzisira akasarudza kubatanazve nehanzvadzi yake muVancouver.