In this episode, the 18th episode of Bolts Breakdown, Boomer & Tommy talk about the 2026 Tampa Bay Lightning offseason: Jeffrey Viel, Dennis Hildeby, John Carlson, Ilya Mikeyev. This episode also includes discussion over the departure of Darren Raddysh & Nick Paul, both now members of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
At the end of the episode, Boomer & Tommy play a commonality game with every member of the current Tampa Bay Lightning team. See if you can beat Tommy’s score of 8/10!
The episode concludes with another drawing from the ThunderBucket: “Which player on the current Tampa Bay Lightning roster, not in the Top Six or Top Pairing, should have a statue outside Benchmark International Arena?
SHOWNOTES:
Read The Full Offseason Guide: https://open.substack.com/pub/boltsbreakdown/p/the-complete-2026-lightning-offseason?r=5gsqvk&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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Music: “Energetic Action Sport” by AlexGrohl (Pixabay)
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