by Erik Erlendsson | @Erik_Erlendsson | Like us on Facebook

December 15, 2016

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 one or two roles he’s been asked to fill.

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