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Islanders acquire Boyle’s rights from Sharks

The Islanders continued their attempted roster overhaul on Thursday when they traded a conditional fifth-round pick to the Sharks in exchange for the exclusive negotiating rights with veteran free-agent defenseman Dan Boyle.

If Boyle signs with the Isles, the pick going back to the Sharks becomes a fourth-rounder.

Boyle, who turns 38 on July 12, is coming off a six-year, $40 million deal that carried an annual salary-cap hit of $6.67 million. His agent, George Bazos, told The Post that he was only looking for a two-year deal, “although we feel that Dan has four years left,” Bazos said.

Although there were no financial numbers discussed, it is believed Boyle’s market value lay somewhere between $4-6 million per year.

“Dan is certainly open to exploring all of his options,” Bazos said.

If a deal can’t be struck before the June 27 draft, odds are Islanders general manager Garth Snow will try to trade his rights and recoup his draft pick, but Snow seemed hopeful.

“Dan certainly will help our power play,” Snow told The Post, “and he brings that leadership quality as well.”

“I had a conversation with Garth, and Dan had a conversation with Garth,” Bazos said. “We wanted Garth to get a feel for Dan and Dan to get a feel for Garth, and I told [Snow] that when he has an offer ready, I’ll be listening.”

Boyle won a Stanley Cup as an integral member of the 2004 Lightning, and for the past six seasons has been a member of the Sharks. This season. he collected 12 goals and 36 points in 75 games, and had no goals and four assists in the team’s seven-game playoff ouster at the hands of the Kings in the first round.

The Islanders have already pulled this move earlier in the offseason, trading a fourth-round pick to the Capitals in exchange for the rights to negotiate with goalie Jaroslav Halak. Soon after, they signed Halak to a friendly four-year, $18 million deal, solidifying their goaltending for the first time in a long time.