(EP. 32) Three Bolts, Three Very Different Questions

<p>In this episode, Boomer &amp; 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:</p><p><br></p><p>Kucherov: Are you happy with how Jon Cooper is deploying him? How would you like him to break the franchise scoring title?</p><p><br></p><p>Hedman: How does he compare to vintage, 2018, Victor Hedman? What is your hope for the rest of this season?</p><p><br></p><p>Geekie: Do you still see him as a big part of this Tampa Bay Lightning future? How patient should the Lightning be with him?</p><p><br></p><p>The episode concludes with a drawing from the ThunderBucket. This week&#39;s prompt was this: If you had to sum up Lightning hockey using only Florida Man headlines, what would you say?</p><p><br></p><p>You can submit your own ThunderBucket prompt here: bit.ly/thunderbucket</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><strong>Last week&#39;s episode: </strong><em>https://youtu.be/1dy_yE-9QmI?si=ju8qQA0rBX8SXtNl</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>This week&#39;s blog post: </strong><em>https://boltsbreakdown.substack.com/p/a-closer-look-at-the-tampa-bay-lightnings</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><strong>Email: </strong><em>Boltsbreakdown.contact@gmail.com</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Music: “Energetic Action Sport” by AlexGrohl (Pixabay)</em></p>