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Talking Boyle & Backstrom
by Paul on 01/08/09 at 11:44 AM ET
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from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,
Finally, Dan Boyle got his due.
The 11-year NHL veteran, among the league’s top defensemen for at least half that time, was selected to play in the All-Star Game for the first time.
“You know what, I had been in this situation before, where I had a good start to the season but didn’t go, so I wasn’t thinking about it too much, to be very honest with you,” Boyle told ESPN.com. “But when I found out, it is a bonus. It’s not a goal I set every year. I’ve got bigger and more important things on my mind.
“But it’s only human nature to feel good about it. It’s nice to get recognized.”
continued plus a ldiscussion with Niklas Backstrom of the Minnesota Wild..
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I had always considered Boyle wildly overrated. Now that he’s on the west coast and I see him more, I’ve changed my mind. He’s just overrated. He’s not good enough in his own end to be considered an elite defenseman. If Blake could cut his PIMs down, I’d call him the better addition.
Oh, and the clowns at ESPN got the caption for the pic wrong, Boyle didn’t sign with San Jose.
Posted by shep on 01/08/09 at 05:18 PM ET