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We lead the podcast off with some breaking news! The Minnesota Wild buy out the remaining four years of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter (00:00), the Canadiens agree to a three-year extension with head coach Dominique Ducharme (10:00), and Pekka Rinne calls it a career (11:00). Duncan Keith is officially an Edmonton Oiler. Jeff and Elliotte discuss the trade between the Oilers and Blackhawks in detail (15:00), explain why (from their perspective) Ken Holland felt like it was the right move, and what the acquisition of Caleb Jones means for Chicago (32:00). The guys also touch on the hiring of Pierre McGuire in Ottawa (40:30), what’s new in Philadelphia (50:00), why Andrew Copp is the most interesting man in hockey at the moment (53:00), and they take some of your #Ask31 questions (56:00) Music Outro: Mr. Jukes and Barney Artist – Vibrate Watch out for the new record on August 6! Listen to “Vibrate” here This podcast is produced and sound designed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman.  Audio Credits: KARE 11 (NBC) and Sportsnet. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.