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Reader question of the week


Posted at 9:14 am by Nick Patterson

Everett's line of Kellan Tochkin, Byron Froese and Tyler Maxwell just keeps rolling along. The 17-year-old rookies carried the Tips offensively during their road trip through the East Division, and over the past 13 games they've combined for a staggering 46 points. Tochkin now has 24 points in 22 games, Froese 18 points in 22 games and Maxwell 16 points in 21 games.

Which brings us to this: This trio is just crying out for a nickname. Great lines need a distinctive moniker. Whether it's the legendary Russian KLM line, Philadelphia's fabled Production Line, or even Everett's Joes Line from two seasons ago, names for lines are common and give color to the game.

So far the Tochkin-Froese-Maxwell line has generally been referred to as the Kid Line or the Young Guns, rather ordinary names. I think we need to come up with something a little more distinctive.

So what I'd like today are for you readers to throw out some suggestions. The wilder and more creative the ideas, the better. I have a few ideas of my own, too. If I get enough worthwhile suggestions what I'll do is create a poll and let everyone vote on them. Then when I write a feature story on them (probably later this week), I'll introduce the new nickname there.

So get to work people!
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While I'm at it ...
... here's one of my lame attempts. What about the Kub Line, since young bears are cubs. I spell it with a "K" so that as initials it works with Kellan and Byron. Not sure how I'm going to get Tyler out of that "u", but I'll figure it out somehow. No?
Nick Patterson | Nov 17, 2008 7:13 pm | 1 replies | View all | Post reply | Request removal
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How about the pup line? they are just a bunch of pups!
Barbara Gust | Nov 17, 2008 8:54 pm | 0 replies | View all | Post reply | Request removal
Additional suggestions
Here's a couple more ideas that came via e-mail.

From Mike Hughes: "How about the Max-Fro-Kin Line...Max FroKin..."

From Selma McNamara: "Hi, I have been calling them the Young and Hungry line! That is what they have looked like when we have seen them play at home!"

Nick Patterson | Nov 17, 2008 7:09 pm | 0 replies | View all | Post reply | Request removal
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I have read that chris walker of the silvertips has called them the green line...I like it!
ed fifield | Nov 17, 2008 6:30 pm | 0 replies | View all | Post reply | Request removal
re naming the kid line
how about the 2-3-4 line? (birthdates- Feb, March, & April)
or the BTK line? (Byron, Kellan, & Tyler)
or the MFT line? (Maxwell, Froese, & Tochkin)
or the 5 foot something line (all are under 6')
or the line from all over? (California, British Columbia, and Manitoba)

or how about the kid line? it seems to fit...
eek

Marty Aalto | Nov 17, 2008 2:56 pm | 0 replies | View all | Post reply | Request removal
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a nickname is a spontaneous event. you can't plan a nickname. it always sounds goofy. stick with the kid line or drop it.
bill wahmuth | Nov 17, 2008 2:15 pm | 0 replies | View all | Post reply | Request removal
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a nickname is a spontaneous event. you can't plan a nickname. it always sounds goofy. stick with the kid line or drop it.
bill wahmuth | Nov 17, 2008 2:15 pm | 0 replies | View all | Post reply | Request removal
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