(Ep. 23) TOUGH or CARELESS? Have the Lightning Reclaimed Their Identity?

<p>This episode of the Bolts Breakdown Podcast talks about the Tampa Bay Lightning &amp; their physical, in-your-face identity. Boomer &amp; Tommy discuss if fighting 56 times in a season is a good idea, if it’s necessary, if it’s overkill, and much more.</p><p><br></p><p>Then, they discuss the best five fights from the season, each giving their rankings &amp; discussing their decision.</p><p><br></p><p>Finally, the episode ends with a drawing from the ThunderBucket. This week’s prompt was this: If you could have two Lightning players switch bodies (freaky-friday style), which two would you switch?</p><p><br></p><p>Bolts Breakdown exists for Tampa Bay Lightning fans—to help them know the team &amp; enjoy it more. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>LINKS:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Brandon Hagel Podcast (interview at 1:18:00):</p><p>https://youtu.be/-L-urtQ6igE?is=RRKS_ZgbkZadmdkH</p><p><br></p><p>‘25-26 Tampa Bay Lightning Fight Log:</p><p>https://boltsbreakdown.substack.com/p/the-2025-26-tampa-bay-lightning-fight?r=5gsqvk&amp;utm_medium=ios</p><p><br></p><p>Blog Posts release every Monday. Subscribe for free here: https://boltsbreakdown.substack.com/embed</p><p><br></p><p>Read every previous article: https://boltsbreakdown.substack.com/</p><p><br></p><p>Follow me on X for daily content: https://x.com/BoltsBreakdown</p><p><br></p><p>Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boltsbreakdown/</p><p><br></p><p>Join the Bolts Breakdown chat (free): https://substack.com/chat/4602433 </p><p><br></p><p>Email: Boltsbreakdown@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>Music: “Energetic Action Sport” by AlexGrohl (Pixabay)</p>