"The title "Kid Name" would once again be given to the Edmonton Oilers of the 1990's, specifically concentrating on Adam Graves, Joe Murphy, and Martin Gelinas. The same nickname would be given to the Oilers' line combination of Sam Gagner, Andrew Cogliano, and Robert Nilsson; the Oilers deployed that line during the 2007-08 season."
"A more modern example of the "Kid Line" title being applied is the 2021-22 New York Rangers; the Filip Chytil - Kaapo Kaako - Alexis Lafrenière line combination would be given that title as all three players were in their first few full seasons in the NHL at that time."
"I'm calling it right now: that line is the next "Kid Line." And those are the three names hockey fans should take note of heading into the final thirty games of the season. Let's start with Zach Benson. The Chilliwack, British Columbia native was first drafted in 2023 by the Buffalo Sabres. In his debut season, Benson tallied thirty points (eleven goals and nineteen assists) in the seventy-one games he played. 2024-25 would see a slight dip in production as Benson recorded just twenty-eight points over the course of seventy-five games played."
Historic NHL use of the Kid Line nickname includes the 1930s Toronto Maple Leafs trio of Charlie Conacher, Harvey Busher Jackson, and Joe Primeau, who won the 1932 Stanley Cup and reached four more Finals in six seasons. The Edmonton Oilers applied the label in the 1990s to Adam Graves, Joe Murphy, and Martin Gelinas, and again to a 2007-08 line of Sam Gagner, Andrew Cogliano, and Robert Nilsson. The 2021-22 New York Rangers' Filip Chytil, Kaapo Kaako, and Alexis Lafrenière received the same tag. The Buffalo Sabres' young trio of Zach Benson, Noah Östlund, and Konsta Helenius is now being touted as the next Kid Line. Benson has shown increasing production and is currently on pace for a fifty-point season.
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