Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'agbanyeghị na ọ na-abịa site na nkwekọrịta nkwekọrịta ọhụrụ na Lightning, na July 4, 2008, a gbanwere Boyle, tinyere Brad Lukowich, na San Jose Sharks na mgbanwe maka Matt Carle, Ty Wishart,
2009 na nhọrọ nke anọ na 2010. A manyere Boyle ka ọ hapụ nkwekọrịta ya na-enweghị mgbanwe site n'aka onye nwe ọhụrụ nke Tampa Bay, onye kwuru na ha ga-etinye ya na mgbaghara, ebe ọ ga-abụ na Atlanta Thrashers ga-ekwu ya. Ebe ọ maara Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau na Evgeni Nabokov, Boyle kwetara ka e resị ya ndị Sharks.