The line of Pearson-Carter-Toffoli has been dubbed That ’70s line. You may have heard. There is some dispute over who came up with the name, but here is some of the earliest evidence of it on Twitter:
Boy… That 70s Line of Jeff Carter, Tyler Toffoli and Tanner Pearson sure is looking good lately. pic.twitter.com/Pa7S7qoy8r
— Indiana_Matt (@Indiana_Matt) April 3, 2014
Like all mediocre ideas, it spread like wildfire. ICYMI, here’s a round-up of some of the mainstream media references to #That70sLine:
Kenny Albert just referred to them as "That 70s Line." #TeamTRH forever
— PumperNicholl (@PumperNicholl) May 25, 2014
Man, saying "That 70s Line" is so fetch right now.
— PumperNicholl (@PumperNicholl) May 25, 2014
THEY JUST PLAYED THE THAT 70’S SHOW THEME SONG AT STAPLES CENTER AND I DON’T EVEN KNOW
— The Royal Half (@theroyalhalf) May 25, 2014
#LAKings That's 70's line has 9 goals, 19 points in the past 4 games. Even Red would be impressed with that.
— Chris Cuthbert (@CCtsn) May 25, 2014
Props to @gregbeacham for giving the Carter-Toffoli-Pearson line a nickname. That 70s Line. (All wear numbers in the 70s, get it?)
— Elliott Teaford (@ElliottTeaford) May 25, 2014
WHOA! I don’t know who Greg Beacham is, but he just made Team TRH’s “list.”
They’re called That 70s Line because they’re all dumbasses
— David Danforth (@mlse) May 25, 2014
Burn
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS #That70sLine RT @rowast: @theroyalhalf pic.twitter.com/aHWeEiMw8F
— The Royal Half (@theroyalhalf) May 25, 2014
Bob#
FS1 has picked it up @theroyalhalf #That70sLine pic.twitter.com/FXc6eKZPa9
— Patrick M. (@generationxwing) May 25, 2014
Love you, @FoxSportsWest. pic.twitter.com/nvNSxpEPuv
— The Royal Half (@theroyalhalf) May 25, 2014
Really, really love you @FoxSportsWest. pic.twitter.com/9iIecS95og
— The Royal Half (@theroyalhalf) May 25, 2014
Landscape, bro
Top Line: ‘That 70s Line’ rocks Hawks; war of words in New York; more links http://t.co/FoVdPEQHqE
— SI NHL (@SI_NHL) May 25, 2014
@theroyalhalf pic.twitter.com/OQ7s5Tmukc
— Go Kings Go (@RyanDaGreat42) May 25, 2014
Highlights from "That 70s Line" against the Blackhawks. http://t.co/4lYkubaNnI
— LAKingsPR (@LAKingsPR) May 26, 2014
@theroyalhalf Aaaaand another one. When do you get your check? pic.twitter.com/71ynmOwQxb
— Chris (@BPA_tallboy) May 25, 2014
#NHL15That70sLine pic.twitter.com/adb79r4aYT
— The Royal Half (@theroyalhalf) May 25, 2014
OK, that one isn’t real.
@theroyalhalf Lead on NHL page at http://t.co/T9YXu54teE #wereall70s #That70sLine pic.twitter.com/D2PXy8FfKe
— Adrian V. (@valen029) May 25, 2014
@theroyalhalf its even in the Daily News this morning pic.twitter.com/boqOuC9eSn
— Zach Carlson (@zattk94) May 25, 2014
@theroyalhalf pic.twitter.com/8YcZNcTMny
— Michael (@mikey_bach00) May 25, 2014
#That70sLine mention at 1:18 *faints* MT @KingsVision: Anze Kopitar of @LAKings spoke with the media before Game 4 . http://t.co/NRplh64rJU
— The Royal Half (@theroyalhalf) May 26, 2014
@theroyalhalf Brazilian media (in this case, me) using That's 70 Line too. pic.twitter.com/qzG6AqvDiQ
— Matheus Rocha (@matheus_rocha) May 26, 2014
Hey @NHLNetwork, Nolan is a 'tanner person', but he's NOT Tanner Pearson #LAKings pic.twitter.com/L3UmUIR5Cc
— almsmcq (@Almsmcq) May 26, 2014
So close!
"I'm not sure who made it up or where it came from" -Jeff Carter re: "That 70s Line" (@theroyalhalf)
— Bottle Cst. Clarkson (@50_MissionCap) May 27, 2014
Here's my Game 3 Recap, in which I refrain from using the phrase "That 70's Line"… for a few paragraphs. http://t.co/YidriNPp3I
— Eric (@hailrover) May 25, 2014
@theroyalhalf They're still using it! pic.twitter.com/59TfbB4mwq
— Cameron (@nougatizer) May 27, 2014
@theroyalhalf That 70's Line just made the opening of TSN coverage. #THRInternational
— Chuck Cameron (@Noremac1701) May 27, 2014
@theroyalhalf pic.twitter.com/uTlOIuC714
— Patrick M. (@generationxwing) May 27, 2014
That '70s Line still finds a way to be productive and That '70s Pie still finds a way to be delicious! pic.twitter.com/S9DribV2Ru
— All The Kings Men (@KingsMenPodcast) May 27, 2014
Man, everybody loves this name.
That 70's Show wasn't talked about this much when it was actually on air. Good god, shut up.
— Andrew Berkshire (@AndrewBerkshire) May 27, 2014
#PleaseLikeMyDatedMediocreTVShowReference
— Andrew Berkshire (@AndrewBerkshire) May 27, 2014
Well, almost everybody.
Despite Jonathan Quick’s best efforts:
My little guy said to vote for Uncle Drew, so what the fuck are you waiting for #NHL15Doughty pic.twitter.com/6Z5BYOz9La
— Jonathan Quick (@JonathanQuick32) May 25, 2014
Drew Doughty lost the #NHL15 cover semifinal vote to PK Subban. Doughty was leading the voting for most of the past week, and his campaign seemed pretty strong. His last second loss to Subban left some Kings fans unsatisfied:
Drew Doughty didn't make the finals for the cover of NHL15. This is some serious bullshit!! #RiggedByTheNHL #EastCoastBiased
— David (@kingdavid_55) May 26, 2014
How in the fuck did Subban beat Doughty out in the cover votings.
— Anthony Robb (@AyeeItsNickk) May 26, 2014
How the fuck did #NHL15Doughty not win? Like my TL was covered in it…
— #BeatEverybody (@zoonmattau) May 26, 2014
Fuck it ima make my own nhl cover page and slip out whoever wins with mine :-) #NHL15Doughty FOREVAH
— Aguinaga #BeatCHI (@i_Aguinaga) May 26, 2014
Well that's some bullshit. #NHL15Doughty didn't make it to the finalists, whatever In the end they'll have something better! LORD STANLEY!
— Whats a Stanley Cup? (@SanJoseChokes) May 26, 2014
What!?! Bullshit #NHL15Doughty
— Justin Wells (@WellsJ94) May 26, 2014
@hannahbrad @NHL I said it once and I'll say it again, PROBABLY rigged but if Doughty and the guys win the Cup, that's WAY BETTER
— Carlito #revenge (@blugrad) May 26, 2014
So rigged that Doughty didn't win
— Alex (@SlushsoupInfo) May 26, 2014
The #NHL15CoverVote is 100% rigged. Doughty definitely had more votes. What a joke @LAKings
— Matt (@_mattkwon) May 26, 2014
OF COURSE THERE IS EAST COAST BIAS CAUSE WE ALL KNOW DOUGHTY WON THE VOTES. BS.
— Princess Mary (@maryrominger11) May 26, 2014
Doughty has his own response to the loss as well:
A couple weeks ago we broke the story of a potential love connection between Bernie Nicholl‘s daughter and, Kings prospect, Brayden McNabb:
Ohhh @nabber03 love me
— McKenna Nicholls (@mckennanicholls) May 11, 2014
Well apparently the young miss Nicholl’s crush lives on:
Heyy @nabber03 why aren’t you following me yet?!
— McKenna Nicholls (@mckennanicholls) May 27, 2014
But there is apparently room in her heart for more than one fellow member of the Kings family:
For you @elainetruby #futurefatherinlaw pic.twitter.com/02WwAWR6qO
— McKenna Nicholls (@mckennanicholls) May 25, 2014
https://twitter.com/mckennanicholls/status/470392246873772032
Still LOLing
Kings: @Ihavnoswegg
@theroyalhalf Too bad it's the only way he can get a goal. #BlackhawksAreBetterInEveryWay
— △ // WFD (.6k) // △ (@Ihavnoswegg) May 27, 2014
@theemilypatton @theroyalhalf Plus it's all in the plan to have a 3-1 comeback like we did to the red wings. Don't cry when we win the cup.
— △ // WFD (.6k) // △ (@Ihavnoswegg) May 27, 2014
@CrusaderMaximus @theroyalhalf Don't cry when we make a comeback to beat the comeback kings and don't cry when we win the cup either (again)
— △ // WFD (.6k) // △ (@Ihavnoswegg) May 27, 2014
@ParkerDaniel Don't cry when the BLACKHAWKS win the cup (again) ;)
— △ // WFD (.6k) // △ (@Ihavnoswegg) May 27, 2014
@maryrominger11 @theroyalhalf Omg, k. Don't cry when kings lose the conference.
— △ // WFD (.6k) // △ (@Ihavnoswegg) May 27, 2014
Don’t cry, bro.
If you want to see a classic fan meltdown you should check out all of @Ihavnoswegg‘s timeline from game 4. You may also notice something curious. Prior to said meltdown, the last tweet to come from this account is was sent in January. So clearly the Blackhawks being down 3-1 really rattled @Ihavnoswegg.
Ducks: NOBODY BECAUSE THEIR SEASON IS OVER
Kings: Darryl Sutter via LA Kings Insider
On whether the time out when leading 4-2 was due to the icing:
Yep. You get that one time out. You can use it usually when your guys are tired.Closing Statement:
We’re just flying tomorrow, so there won’t be practice or any of that stuff – as probably most of you are, too. See you in Chicago.
That concludes another installment of “How Stuff Works with Darryl Sutter.”
Ducks: Jonas Hiller
Hiller: "Thinking about it kind of makes me feel sad because I had quite a few great years here."
— Eric Stephens (@icemancometh) May 19, 2014
FTFY: “Thinking about it kind of makes me feel sad because I had a few great regular seasons here.”
Kings:
THE CORPSE OF SLAVA VOYNOV!!!
Ducks:
Stop laughing, guys. I know you’re laughing.
The worst part of Corey Perry's exit interview was discovering that he and I have the same sunglasses… pic.twitter.com/otp43DwGUN
— Indiana_Matt (@Indiana_Matt) May 22, 2014
Corey Perry is dressed for golfing in his exit interview … sweet shirt tho