Three 2009 draft choices were retired – rush end Nickolas Morin-Soucy, fullback Benoit Boulanger and guard Matt Singer. Morin-Soucy tore a knee ligament against the Bombers, while Boulanger and Singer are expected to return to school. By "retiring" the players, the Als retain their rights and prevent another team from claiming and signing them.

Montreal did precisely this last season, nabbing fullback Michael Giffin from under the nose of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.