My immediate reaction to the news that the Pittsburgh Penguins were inviting Brian Boyle to training camp was, admittedly, nothing more than an eye roll. It just seemed like a move to bring “size” and “toughness” for the sake of bringing size and toughness and that it would result in more of a role than was needed. There was also the question of what all Boyle had left in the tank as an NHL player. In hindsight, that was all pretty stupid. Not only is that not really something that has ever happened with Mike Sullivan in terms of player usage, but there was never really any room for that sort of role for such a player on this roster anyway.
Brian Boyle has been a nice surprise
