401 Channelside Podcast: A Tampa Bay Lightning Fan Podcast

Stevie Z recaps some of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft, looks at Development Camp, breakdown where the Lightning are at heading into Free Agency and why JBB isn't doing much yet. He talks about a potential Zach Werenski trade to Tampa, and some names of Free Agent players that the Bolts could be in on. Lastly, he begins his Lightning Mt. Rushmore series. 

Stevie Z hops on to provide some prospective (and ranting) regarding Raddysh, Brady Tkachuk heading to Florida, and why Bolts fans should just take a deep breath.

Stevie Z catches up on the happenings involving the Lightning as the 2026 off-season continues. -Bolts award winners -Raddysh gets the bag -Potential trades at Center -The Bolts most valuable asset right now *Editor Note*: There is a terrible misquote of Raddysh's contract with the Bolts the last 3 years. It's quoted as "making under $100,000,000 per year". It should be "m...

After a little 3-week break Stevie Z is back to talk some Bolts hockey. A quick recap of Bolts players who went across the pond for the World Championship, some talk about the latest Bolts signings, some prospect news and a fun dive into the Bolts roster on PuckPedia as it stands on June 1, 2026.

Stevie Z gives his thoughts on a good Lightning regular season that is capped off with another disappointing playoff exit in the 1st Round. Prepare for some reasoning, some ranting, some rambling and some expletives that he had to get off his chest.

Stevie Z gives a reaction to a disheartening 2-1 Game 7 loss to Montreal as the Bolts exit in the 1st Round of the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year

Stevie Z gives his reaction to a Bolts 1-0 OT win over Montreal in Game 6, where the Bolts stave off elimination in their grittiest victory of the series. 

Stevie Z shares a frustrated reaction to the Bolts 3-2 Game 5 loss vs. Montreal.

Stevie Z gives his reaction to a vintage Bolts playoff comeback win, in a 3-2 Game 4 win over Montreal.

Stevie Z gives his reaction to the Bolts Game 3, 3-2 OT loss to Montreal. Let's just say he is not too pleased with the overall performance.

Stevie Z gives his reaction to the Bolts thrilling 3-2 OT win in Game 2 of Round 1 vs. Montreal. 

Bolts kick off their playoff with a tough 4-3 OT loss in Game 1. Stevie Z provides a short reaction on what went wrong for Tampa, but why they can also build off some of the positives moving forward to Game 2. 

Stevie Z delivers the first of what he hopes will be a few playoff series previews for the Bolts in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. He looks at potential storylines, strengths/weaknesses of Tampa and Montreal, X-Factors for the series and gives a series prediction. 

Stevie Z recaps the last few games of the season for the Bolts. He also addresses the last 10 games for the Bolts and if their record means anything thing heading into the playoffs. Stevie Z also addresses some habits that he's noticed from the Bolts over the last stretch of games and if those should be a cause for concern. He covers the final regular season stats for the Bolts as a team and...

Stevie Z is back to recap the Bolts clinching their 9th straight playoff appearance. He also takes a look into the playoff picture and looks into big and small samples sizes of how Tampa has played compared to Buffalo and Montreal this season. Most importantly, Stevie Z answers a question about whether or not these final games of the regular season matter for the Bolts? 

Stevie Z recaps the most recent games on the homestand and what are some prevailing issues that are haunting the Bolts despite their wins. He takes a look into the tight Eastern Conference playoff race and the Bolts last 8 games. As well as some discussion on Bjorkstrand and his diminishing role, plus more!

Stevie Z is back to recap the Calgary (3/22) and Minnesota (3/24) games. There's some talk about the greatness of Kucherov and where he currently stands among Russian NHL players and where he could end up. Stevie carves out some time to have some talk on Darren Raddysh and what his next contract could potentially look like. Stevie Z also gets into Brayden Point's form as of late and why...

Stevie Z breakdowns Tampa's impressive 5-2 win over Edmonton from Saturday night, March 21, 2026.

Stevie Z gets into the game vs. Carolina (3/14) and the first two games on the Western Canada/Pacific Northwest trip, Seattle (3/17) and Vancouver (3/19). Then there's a discussion about the current playoff format and the Lightning's D-pairings with 15 games left. Finally, a little preview about the Alberta back-to-back vs. Edmonton on Sat. 3/21 and Calgary on Sunday. 3/22. Topics: - Bol...

Stevie Z talks about the Atlantic Division race the week of 3/8-3/13/26, recaps another week of frustrating losses and a glimmer of hope that hopefully gets brighter. He hits on some things that he's seen from fans on social media.  He previews Carolina and the Western Canada trip. And guess whose back again, The Worm.

"I was watching a fight and a hockey game broke out" Stevie Z jumps on quick to deliver a reaction after Tampa loses to Buffalo 8-7 on 3/8/26 as Buffalo takes the Atlantic Division lead with a win. 

The first episode of 401 Channelside goes live! Join host Stevie Z as he makes an introduction into the world of Tampa Bay Lightning fan media. Follow along as he breakdowns where the Tampa Bay Lightning are after 60 games. He shares thoughts on the trade deadline and where the Lightning are falling short post-Olympic break as well as some other topics. ***Thoughts and prayers to Darren Raddysh an...