Koules, Melrose mock Boyle rumor

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Boyle Rumor Put to Rest
Published 6/27/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
from Lightning Strikes, The rumor from Canada’s TSN: Defenseman Dan Boyle could be trade bait this summer in order to free up some salary cap space. Melrose said it was a case of the Canadian media trying to “make” the news, and added, “Danny Boyle is the guy I’m counting on to play 25 minutes a night.” Asked about the rumor, Koules said, “I’ll answer anything that’s important” and proceeded not to answer. more

Boyle not going anywhere
Published 6/27/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Richard Pollock) at IllegalCurve.com
... Koules rolled his eyes when told about the rumor floating around the Lightning. Barry Melrose just chuckled. The rumor from Canada's TSN: Defenseman Dan Boyle could be trade bait this summer in order to free up some salary cap space. Melrose said it was a case of the Canadian media trying to "make" the news, and added, "Danny Boyle is the guy I'm counting on to play 25 minutes a night." Read more from Lightning Strikes here. Boyle is a terrific defenseman. There ...

Bryan McCabe, Dan Boyle and the hilarity of rumor denials
Published 6/27/2008 by Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy
... integrity. That's why others were not. But times are changing. There's so much information buzzing around the 24-hour news cycle, rumors are being addressed by the principles involved, and disposed of, in record time. We now know the next morning that Scotty Bowman isn't going to accept a job from the Blackhawks. Which brings us to Dan Boyle and the Tampa Bay Lightning, and Bryan McCabe and the New York Islanders. TSN reported that Boyle, whom the Bolts didn't trade last deadline, could be trade bait ...