(Ep. 28) - Let's Talk About The Atlantic Division

<p>This episode of the Bolts Breakdown podcast is a preview discussion of the Atlantic Division before the 2026-27 NHL season.</p><p><br></p><p>Boomer and Tommy walk through each of the Lightning’s opponents &amp; discuss last year’s series as well as key additions &amp; subtractions for each club during this offseason.</p><p><br></p><p>The episode also highlights recent Lightning news, like Nikita Kucherov’s lack of contract extension &amp; injury updates from the recent Lightning media day (linked below).</p><p><br></p><p>Finally, the ThunderBucket prompt concludes the episode: If you could sneak into benchmark International Arena overnight, would you try on ThunderBug’s costume or ride the Zamboni?</p><p><br></p><p>-------------</p><p><br></p><p>You can find links mentioned in the show below:</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Atlantic Division Preview: </strong><em>https://boltsbreakdown.substack.com/p/the-tampa-bay-lightnings-atlantic?r=5gsqvk&amp;utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Lightning Media Day: </strong><em>https://www.youtube.com/live/G0g4LFR_Ko0?si=UJXqddt7Oj6DMRKy</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Pontus Holmberg Highlight: </strong><em>https://x.com/TBLightning/status/1977799828118651019?s=20</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Darren Raddysh Highlight: </strong><em>https://x.com/NHL/status/2040576956370976920?s=20</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Prospect Episode:</strong> <em>https://youtu.be/1Zq97DIg6uM?si=nnOOJopfbcwVLnzx</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Prospect Article:</strong> <em>https://boltsbreakdown.substack.com/p/the-tampa-bay-lightning-prospect?r=5gsqvk&amp;utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web</em></p><p><br></p><p><em><strong>Bolts Breakdown exists for Tampa Bay Lightning fans—to help them know the team &amp; enjoy it more. </strong></em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Blog Posts release every Monday. Subscribe for free here: </strong><em>https://boltsbreakdown.substack.com/embed</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Read every previous article: </strong><em>https://boltsbreakdown.substack.com/</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow me on X for daily content:</strong> <em>https://x.com/BoltsBreakdown</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow me on Instagram: </strong><em>https://www.instagram.com/boltsbreakdown/</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Join the Bolts Breakdown chat (free): </strong><em>https://substack.com/chat/4602433 </em></p><p><br></p><p>Email: Boltsbreakdown@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p><em>Music: “En