Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A ranar 4 ga Yuli, 2008, Dan Boyle, duk da cewa ya fito daga sabon kwangilar kwangila, an yi ciniki (tare da Brad Lukowich) zuwa San Jose Sharks a musayar Matt Carle, Ty Wishart, zagaye na farko na zagaye a 2009 da zagaye na hudu a
Shekarar 2010. Boyle ya matsa lamba don ya watsar da yarjejeniyar ba ta kasuwanci ta hannun mallakar Tampa Bay, wanda ya ce in ba haka ba za su sanya shi a kan waivers, inda mai yiwuwa Atlanta Thrashers za ta yi da'awar shi. A sakamakon cinikin, Boyle zai kira mallakar Lightning "maƙaryaci" don ɓata abubuwan da aka ambata a baya ga jama'a, yayin da tsohon kocin Tortorella daga baya ya lakafta su a matsayin "cowboys" kuma ya ce ba shi da daraja a gare su. Abin takaici game da tsoma baki a cikin ayyukan wasan hockey na Barrie da Koules, kwanaki bakwai bayan haka, Jay Feaster ya yi murabus a matsayin babban manajan, duk da cewa yana da sauran shekaru uku a kwantiraginsa.