Give The Top Line A Name

by Brad Lee on Jan 21, 2008 9:48 AM CST

Boyes and McDonald share a manly hug

By Brad Lee

Everybody seems to be in a funk around here, so this might not be the best time to ask for suggestions, but here goes.

When we're writing on the Interwebs or in the paper, we like to be clever, sometimes even mildly funny. But we can't always be clever on our own. Earlier this season when the No. 1 line was Boyes, Tkachuk and Kariya, the BTK Line moniker was suggested and approved because they were killers, and adopting the nickname of a serial killer from Wichita is not at all creepy. But Tkachuk has been moved around to help jumpstart the offense on another line (insert laugh track here) and Andy McDonald now skates in circles along the boards with Boyes and Kariya. Unless of course David Perron is up there, but let's leave things simple.

When Boyes, McDonald and Kariya are on the ice together, what should we call them? We had a few suggestions from the lively live blog last week. We'd ask this question again in the live blog for the game in Nashville tonight, but there won't be a live blog for the game in Nashville tonight because A) It freaking starts at 5 p.m. and who can get home before then unless the person is a teacher or federal worker who is off today? B) Apparently the invention of the television camera has not found it's way to Apalachia yet because the game in Nashville is not on TV -- anywhere -- rendering the Center Ice package powerless.

So, here are a few of the suggestions for the top line. Give us your suggestions/feedback in the comments. We'll try to have another post up this afternoon and maybe an open thread for people to give their best observations from the radio broadcast.Â Â

Fast Food Line (it's BK and McDonald, get it?)

The Fry Guys

Mayor McCheese and the Boyes

The Import Line

JD's Boyes

Eh. A couple of them are ok, but we have faith someone will step up and give us the correct answer in the comments.

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I was going to come up with something relating to how all three wear visors, but then so do all of the members of the Jay And The Americans line so it’s not really rare or different.

by Brad Lee on Jan 21, 2008 2:16 PM CST reply actions

The “Do you want fries with that” line?
The “Drive Thru” line?

That’s all I got right now

by Johnny Stats on Jan 21, 2008 2:41 PM CST reply actions

All three are on the smaller side right? Under 200 pounds I would assume. So they are little and Blue. No Brad, I won’t name them the “Brad’s Nuts” line. They remind me of the Smurfs.

What the Smurf? That is Smurftastic! “Just go in the corner and Smurf it out. I’ll be in front.”

by Answer Man on Jan 21, 2008 3:28 PM CST reply actions

And if one of them plays like a wuss, we can call him Smurfette. This has some potential. They are all 6 foot or under (if you believe that Boyes is actually that tall).

by Brad Lee on Jan 21, 2008 3:38 PM CST reply actions

Every “clever” idea I had Brad already listed. So I just have this lame one: “Boyes II Men”. (Boyes and 2 men, get it? And since I imagine there will be some more line juggling in the near future, it works for ANY line Boyes is on.)

Yeah, I said it was lame, didn’t I?

by Mr. Particle on Jan 21, 2008 4:36 PM CST reply actions

two ducks and a boy?

duck duck brad

by Childhood Trauma on Jan 21, 2008 4:44 PM CST reply actions

That Smurf thing has potential. Who’s Gargamel?

by Marcus Pettersson on Jan 21, 2008 5:18 PM CST reply actions

BAP Line (Brad Andy Paul)

P And B Line?

I dunno.. I kind of want to hold off on naming this line until they stick together for more than a few weeks and start producing regularly again.

by pdub on Jan 21, 2008 5:23 PM CST reply actions

Considering how they were acquired, how about “Two Deals and a Steal” ?

by Tim on Jan 21, 2008 5:25 PM CST reply actions

OR, We could reference their prior teams /loosely/ with “Birds and the B’s” … ducks are birds, after all, and B’s could be the Bruins OR Brad’s initials. Take this a step further, and call them the “Facts of Life” squad. Although, I’d hate to see them squabble over who was Tootie and Blair and Jo…

by Tim on Jan 21, 2008 5:45 PM CST reply actions