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 it possibly took him this long to get here. Plus more!

John Cooper After Hours:

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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:

- Bolts vs. Carolina, Seattle, & Vancouver

- Playoff Format

- Lightning's D-Pairings

- Alberta B2B Preview

- Prospect talk

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 and Taylor Raddysh as they mourn the passing of their father.