(EP. 18) - Tampa Bay Lightning Offseason Reactions

<p>In this episode, the 18th episode of Bolts Breakdown, Boomer &amp; 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 &amp; Nick Paul, both now members of the Toronto Maple Leafs.</p><p><br></p><p>At the end of the episode, Boomer &amp; 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!</p><p><br></p><p>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?</p><p><br></p><p>SHOWNOTES:</p><p>Read The Full Offseason Guide: https://open.substack.com/pub/boltsbreakdown/p/the-complete-2026-lightning-offseason?r=5gsqvk&amp;utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web</p><p><br></p><p>Submit To The ThunderBucket: https://bit.ly/ThunderBucket</p><p><br></p><p><em>Music: “Energetic Action Sport” by AlexGrohl (Pixabay)</em></p><p><br></p><p>Bolts Breakdown exists for Tampa Bay Lightning fans - to help Bolts Nation follow the team &amp; enjoy their fandom more.⁠</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe For Free Weekly Newsletters⁠: https://boltsbreakdown.substack.com/embed</p><p>X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://x.com/BoltsBreakdown</p><p>Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://boltsbreakdown.substack.com/</p><p>Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/boltsbreakdown/</p><p>Email: boltsbreakdown@gmail.com</p>