Dan Boyle vents his frustration.

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Evening Line
Published 7/4/2008 by Alanah at KK Hockey
... I feel sad because I can’t say one thing bad, even with all the ups and downs and battles I had with [former coach John Tortorella], at the end of the day there was respect. In this case I was absolutely blindsided by this whole situation. I know what the response is, that things happen quickly, it’s a business, but that’s not the case when Im told one thing and I find out months later that the complete opposite went on behind my back.” read on for more from Boyle.

Dan Boyle not happy with Lightning ownership
Published 7/5/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Richard Pollock) at IllegalCurve.com
... he’s not being traded, he’s not going anywhere. They made it clear that we are not going to go after an offensive-defenseman [in free agency] because we have the best one in the league. Now, going back to business-is-business, when I find out from an absolutely ton of different sources that my [butt] has been on the trading block since I signed the extension, that to me, is not the way you do business... Read more from Bolts Report here. Boyle has a right to be angry that ...

The Great Wrong Buffalo
Published 7/8/2008 at PuckUpdate
... Speaking of treating players well, Dan Boyle's final days in Tampa didn't see him treated very well. He wasn't a big fan of the threats to be placed on waivers to be claimed by Atlanta, nor did he like the big contract followed by the trade demands. If I'm Vinny Lecavalier, I'm a bit nervous about my "lifetime" contract. ...