This trinity of Ottawa Senators earned many nicknames. The first, The Cash Line, was simply an acronym of the ‘C’ in ‘captain’; and the initials of each player… Alfredsson, Spezza and Heatley. They were also known as the Capital Punishment Line for their filling the net and for being located in the capital of Canada. The third name, the Pizza Line, was due to a home promotion that rewarded all attending fans with a free slice of pizza from a local restaurant chain when the team scored five goals or more. The team scored five or more at home 10 times out of 41 regular season games in 2005-06. They did it five more times the following season.
These three players were Ottawa’s top three scorers from 2005-2009. They put up 296 points in 2005-06, 279 points in 2006-07, 263 in 2007-08, and 219 in 2008-09. They lifted the Senators to the 2007 Stanley Cup Final.
In 2008, the trio became the first forward line to be named in its entirety to the All-Star Game since 1981.
Description by Jeff Seide from The Hockey Writers article:
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This is why I like Jason Spezza so much
Im getting goosebumps watching this. I love the casters! I became one because of it
sabres fan- this line was insanely good – loved the rivalry from this time period
The glory days. First line up was like watching a ballet dance. Then the two towers on the line. Jesus. Redden really put it tape to tape.
Spezza with several blind drop passes that drove sens fans crazy for years.