Superstars garner headlines.
Role players fill in the paragraphs.
The stars score the goals that lead to success.
Role players do the detail oriented jobs that rarely show up in a box score.
Then there is Brian Boyle, hockey’s version of a Renaissance Man who can do it all.
Yes, Boyle has a specified role on the Lightning as a penalty killer and shutdown forward – his defensive zone starts in three seasons with Tampa Bay is 58.5 percent - something he'll likely be asked to do when Tampa Bay visits Vancouver on Friday (Fox Sports Sun, 10 p.m.). But make no mistake, Boyle is not defined by the o...
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