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(EP. 32) Three Bolts, Three Very Different Questions
In this episode, Boomer & Tommy talk about Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman, and Conor Geekie. For each player, they rank (0-10) how pleased they are with their start to the 2026-27 season. Then, they ask a couple other questions surrounding each player:
Kucherov: Are you happy with how Jon Cooper is deploying him? How would you like him to break the franchise scoring title?
Hedman: How does he compare to vintage, 2018, Victor Hedman? What is your hope for the rest of this season?
Geekie: Do you still see him as a big part of this Tampa Bay Lightning future? How patient should the Lightning be with him?
The episode concludes with a drawing from the ThunderBucket. This week's prompt was this: If you had to sum up Lightning hockey using only Florida Man headlines, what would you say?
You can submit your own ThunderBucket prompt here: bit.ly/thunderbucket
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Music: “Energetic Action Sport” by AlexGrohl (Pixabay)
8 Oct 2026
(EP. 31) The Power Play & The Lightning's Identity
In this episode, Boomer & Tommy discuss three main topics:
1. Line Combinations & Roster Construction
2. The Sulking Power Play (0-for-13 to start the year)
3. The Lightning Identity (work ethic, hustle, forecheck, toughness).
At the end, they draw from the ThunderBucket. This week’s prompt is this: Would you rather take a full-speed Victor Hedman slap shot as a goalie or get run into the boards by Erik Cernak?
Here are a few links discussed in this episode:
Last Week’s Blog: https://boltsbreakdown.substack.com/p/what-happened-in-week-one-of-the
Last Week’s Episode: https://youtu.be/iydinm1NmJU?si=QV0LLYaQ5ioV1vCs
Bolts Breakdown exists for Tampa Bay Lightning fans—to help them know the team & enjoy it more.
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Music: “Energetic Action Sport” by AlexGrohl (Pixabay)
2 Oct 2026
(EP. 30) The Lightning's Promising Season Begins With A Dud
In this episode of the Bolts Breakdown Podcast, Boomer & Tommy react to the Tampa Bay Lightning's season-opening game, a 5-1 loss to the New York Rangers. They also go through upcoming milestones for the Lightning's players as well as discuss the current roster construction.
The episode ends with a drawing from the ThunderBucket. This week's prompt was this: If you could re-live (re-experience) one moment from Lightning history but you had to erase it from your memory afterwards, which moment would you chose?
You can submit your own ThunderBucket prompt here: bit.ly/thunderbucket
You can read about all the Lightning's milestones here: https://boltsbreakdown.substack.com/p/every-tampa-bay-lightning-milestone
Brandon Hagel (Podcast Mentioned): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brandon-hagel-on-the-cam-strick-podcast/id1481543060?i=1000779812889
Catch last week's episode: https://youtu.be/xEBvdGgh-8g?si=aIIl2REHyTlPM5Ga
Bolts Breakdown exists for Tampa Bay Lightning fans—to help them know the team & enjoy it more.
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Music: “Energetic Action Sport” by AlexGrohl (Pixabay)
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