October 8, kooxda Sabres ayaa magacawday daafaca Craig Rivet oo ah kabtanka kooxda, kabtankii ugu horeeyay ee kali ah ee waqti buuxa qabta tan iyo markii uu ahaa Stu Barnes xilli ciyaareedkii 2001 ilaa 2003. Kooxda ayaa sidoo kale firfircoonayd waqtiga kama dambaysta ah ee ganacsiga. Marka hore, waxay saxiixeen Tim Connolly labo sano, $4.2 milyan oo dheeri ah, ka dibna waxay heleen Mikael Tellqvist oo ka yimid Phoenix Coyotes wareega afraad ee doorashada 2010
Waxaad Dominic Moore wuxuu ka yimid Toronto Maple Leafs wareegga labaad ee doorashada 2009, ka dibna Buffalo wuxuu helay wareegga labaad ee doorashada 2009 ee ka socota Edmonton Oilers si loogu beddelo Ales Kotalik. Bishii Abriil 9, Buffalo Sabres ayaa laga saaray ciyaarta playoffs.