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 ka heleen Mikael Tellqvist Phoenix Coyotes wareegga afaraad ee doorashada 2010. Dominic Moore wuxuu ka yimid kooxda Toronto Maple Leafs isaga oo loo doortay wareega labaad ee doorashada 2009
, ka dib Buffalo waxay heshay wareega labaad ee doorashada 2009 ee ka socota Edmonton Oilers iyada oo lagu beddelay Ales Kotalik. Bishii Abriil 9, Buffalo Sabres ayaa laga saaray ciyaarta playoffs.