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Newsletter Sign Up. By Steven Ellis. By Tony Ferrari. By David Alter. The potential fit on Long Island should be intriguing. The Islanders are a very young team that has had two big weakness in recent seasons; defense and goaltending.
They got the latter of the two hopefully shored up and adding Boyle would be a big step in fixing the former. He isn't what he used to be but Boyle is still a good offensive threat and perhaps more importantly, he would add a steady veteran presence to a group that could use it after the departure of Mark Streit last season.
It's now up to GM Garth Snow to convince Boyle that this is a good fit for him instead of testing the free-agent market on July 1.
Certainly Snow can point to this and the Halak moves as signs that he's making big steps to get the Isles back into playoff contention after a rough season. Boyle had 12 goals and 24 assists last season for the Sharks in 75 games. I don't have anything good to say about how all this went down.
Boyle, who had a no-trade clause in his deal, looked at several possible destinations and quickly chose San Jose, which finished last season with the NHL's second-best regular season record and a Pacific Division title before losing in the playoffs' second round for the third straight season, leading to rookie coach Todd McLellan replacing Ron Wilson.
I'm the type of player that's had to prove myself my whole career, and this is just another chapter in my book. I'm just absolutely pumped to prove what I can do.
This team is just a couple of pieces away from winning, and hopefully we're the right guys. After starting his career as an undrafted free agent with the Florida Panthers , Boyle blossomed into one of the NHL's best defencemen over the past five seasons with Tampa Bay. He missed the first half of last season with a wrist injury from a freak locker-room accident with a skate, but returned to score 25 points in 37 games.
While keeping their talented mix of forwards largely intact during free agency, the Sharks have refurbished a defence that sometimes got pushed around in the post-season. We had to go out and make change. Getting people who have been there and won it and played at very high levels is very important.
Boyle, Blake and Lukowich all have championships on their resume. Boyle and Lukowich were defensive partners on Tampa Bay's only Stanley Cup title team in , and Lukowich also won a ring as a rookie with Dallas in
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