 Finley missed the majority of the 2009–10 season on injured reserve when on November 21, 2009, in a game with the Stingrays against the Gwinnett Gladiators, he ruptured an artery in his hand which required surgery.On September 18, 2011, Finley accepted an invitation to training camp by the Buffalo Sabres.He impressed enough that he was signed to an AHL contract, and assigned to the Rochester Americans.