Dan Boyle did not want to leave Tampa Bay, but at the same time could not see himself staying.

After waiving his no-trade clause at the behest of the new Lightning owners, Boyle was shipped to San Jose on Friday. And on his way out Boyle lit into Oren Koules and Len Barrie for how they handled his situation.

"This is an absolute joke," Boyle told the Tampa Tribune about the circumstances that quickly ended in him being shipped.

Boyle originally did not want to waive the no-trade but then, he said, realized that as much as he loves Tampa he could not see himself existing with Koules and Barrie.

Brad Lukowich also goes to the Sharks, with Tampa Bay receiving defensemen Matt Carle and Ty Wishart, and a first and fourth-round draft pick next year.

“I don’t have the nicest things to say about what happened, but I don’t want to dwell on this,” Boyle said to the AP. "I was misled and disrespected, and it was really not the right way to do a lot of things. I don’t have anything good to say about how all this went down."

What angered him is that he went from being made to feel secure in Tampa -- he signed a six-year, $40 million deal in February and was lauded at OK Hockey's introductory press conference -- to being on Wednesday a player the new owners felt needed to go for salary-cap purposes.

Not just that, Boyle said in the Tribune: "the thing that pisses me off more than anything else is when it got personal.. and when I'm threatened, that they don't care and I'm going to be put on waivers... they crossed the line, that' swhen it's eomebody you don't want to play for."

Reportedly the Bolts would have placed Boyle on waivers if he did not waive his no-trade. That would have shed Tampa Bay of its salary, but the Lightning would have received nothing in return, and from Boyle's standpoint he certainly would have been picked up by one of the league's worst teams.

Barrie told the Tribune "I played with Dan, so that's why I've tried to stay out of it, because I really like Dan as a person and as a player... but this was a decision we made to get younger and create some space to pay our forwards what we need to play... and I think it's going to be a great trade for both teams."

Boyle, who will turn 32 July 12, missed most of the first half of last season after a skate sliced tendons in his right wrist.  He finished with just four goals and 21 assists in 37 games last season.

As tough as the deal looks, the Lightning did not exactly come away empty handed. Carle, just 23, managed two goals and 13 assists in 62 games last year after putting up 17 as a rookie. He was a second-round pick by San Jose in the 2003 draft.

"He quarterbacked the number one power play unit in the NHL two seasons ago as a rookie and he clearly will add speed and skill to our lineup. He fits with our plan of trying to getting younger and better," said the Lightning owners.

Wishart was San Jose's first overall pick in 2006 and has yet to suit up in the NHL.

Koules and Barrie acknowledged the difficulty of dealing away Boyle.

"Anytime you consider trading a player of Dan Boyle's caliber, you have to be sure of your options and subsequent decisions. For years, Dan has been a big part of the Lightning's success, but we felt the need to make this move was in the best interest of our present and our future. We know this has been difficult for Dan and his family but he has been nothing but a professional through the entire process and we thank him for that."

Boyle confirmed being asked to waive his no-trade clause on a wild Thursday.

In doing so Boyle addressed rumors that he was going to be moved to reduce salary when he spoke with the St. Pete Times about not wanting to waive his no-trade clause.

"It's not always about the money all the time." Boyle said. "I'm a pretty local guy. I'm a Tampa guy. That's who helped me turn my career around and gave me a chance. This is where I want to be. If I'm not there, it's not because I don't want to be."