Since the mid 90’s, no nickname for a line on the New Jersey Devils roster has one upped “The Crash Line.” Composed of Randy McKay, Bobby Holik, and Mike Peluso, the trio dished big hits and delivered plenty of hurt to their opponents en route to their first Stanley Cup. Since then, no line has agitated more opponents then the Bernier, Carter, & Gionta line late in the 2011-12 season and throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
I was hoping for some creative name to pop up for this pesky 4th line who just simply wore out opponents and created endless headaches, but nothing worthwhile stuck. They even had glimpses of success in the final round last season before being ousted in Game 6 by LA.
With that line skating together again for the “2012”-13 season, maybe Devils fans will get crafty enough to honor those three boys with a nickname. That is, if they can deliver the same results to hold true to the reputation they established.
So with hockey fans all over the world trying to sati...
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