Staples Twitter: Isles trade for Dan Boyle *Not signing, Snow to trade rights*

[NewYorkIsles]

Per Arthur Staple:

#Isles have acquired rights to D Dan Boyle from the Sharks for a conditional 2015 5th-round pick. Becomes a 4th if Boyle signs.

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[Felix Unger]

Okay. That makes a lot of sense.

 

[Uncle Lou]

Nice pickup get him signed

 

[Yashin for President]

Wow. I know Boyle isnt going to be a savior but he would give our D a tremendous facelift.

 

[CodeE]

Garth Snow is freaking reading my mind. Doing everything he should be doing IMO.

Boyle was one of my top 3 UFA picks, an absolutely perfect placeholder to provide a veteran presence.

If he signs, we get EXACTLY what we need and sacrifice, oh no, another 4th round pick. The 5th overall stays in the organization.

 

[Hip Of Rick*]

Snow is finally doing something to address team needs. Solid move. He must know its now or never for his job.

 

[Nikolai Koolaidman]

Snow's making some moves now if we get him signed before FA we can put all our efforts into signing a Top 6 winger and back-up goalie

 

[Yashin for President]

Snow is finally doing something to address team needs. Solid move. He must know its now or never for his job.

It could also be the first time hes allowed to spend. Who knows.

 

[Isles5513]

Holy crap, 2 big moves BEFORE July 1st by Garth? Wonder what is next for Garth. I'm still mesmerized at aquiring Halak and now Boyle. Lets get him signed!

 

[Sorge Georos]

Is he still any good?

 

[Wanderson]

Excellent! But I have a feeling that he wants to try the market...

 

[IslandersFan17]

Would love to sign him! Brings a heck of a presence

 

[desmond]

Even if he doesn't sign we can probably get similar pick like Erhoff. Short term pp fix.

 

[The Rage Kage]

He just gave away your chance at mcdavid

 

[OlTimeHockey]

Hey....maybe Barroway already owns the team? I don't see Wang allowing this unless he is trying to make the sale happen. This is SO unlike him.....moves that help the team win?

Hey, maybe he's trying to raise the price.

 

[snizzbone*]

He just gave away your chance at mcdavid

The Isles don't have their 1st round pick in 2015.. so their chance at McDavid is already gone..

 

[OlTimeHockey]

He just gave away your chance at mcdavid

Sorry, Buffalo.

 

[MikeT98213]

This is a good move. The question now is more a matter of term than money. Boyle is 38 and his game has diminished. He can probably still be very effective for another 2 years but I would be very reluctant to sign him to a longer contract unless the years beyond the 2nd come at a substantial reduction in salary.

The hope is also that after the 2nd year of a deal with Boyle, some of the young defensemen will be able to assume the role of offensive defenseman/power play QB.

 

[NewYorkIsles]

Even if he doesn't sign we can probably get similar pick like Erhoff. Short term pp fix.

Didn't the isles trade for Erhoff a while back, and he did not resign with the team?

 

[ML19]

He will definitely shore up the defense while providing a veteran presence. I like the move - hopefully garth can lock him up for a year or two. I wonder what the d pairings will look like if he signs here.

 

[OlTimeHockey]

The Isles don't have their 1st round pick in 2015.. so their chance at McDavid is already gone..

I thought he was a Buffalo fan when I read it.

 

[stranger34]

If they are going in this direction then they should have just kept streit.

 

[BillD]

Snow is finally doing something to address team needs. Solid move. He must know its now or never for his job.

Nice PP QB takes the pressure off of CDH and the fragile Vis to run the PP and offense.
We still need a solid defensive defenseman who can settle the team down from getting trapped in their zone and coughing up late leads. Closing out games we lead in is a main fix we have to make from last year.
But good first step if we can get him inked.

 

[MarginallyTalented]

I'm thinking Burroway bought the team and told Snow if he doesn't make the playoffs, he's getting canned

 

[Augscura]

Sharks couldn't wait for him to get moved yet we get stoked. What a life.