Aidan Serra and James Paracy return from their hiatus to talk about the past month of NHL news, starting with the controversial hiring of Stan Bowman in Edmonton, the eventual arrival of Alexander Nikishin in Carolina, and some significant contract extensions, including Kaiden Guhle, Martin Necas, and Brock Faber. They finish by praising Patrik Laine for the founding of his mental health initiative From Us to You and Matthew Schaefer for his performances at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. Podcast recorded on Monday, August 12 and produced by Aidan Serra. Music by Gareth Baird.