> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# From the Branches: It's hot!
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/from-the-branches-its-hot/
- Published: 2016-08-10T11:03:54.000Z
- Updated: 2016-08-10T11:03:54.000Z
- Description: The city of Toronto itself may melt today.
- Author: Species
- Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50

It's hot out there! It's so hot shoes are literally melting on Toronto's Sports fields.

[Blazing heat burning shoe soles on Toronto's turf fields - CBC](http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/toronto/summer-heat-turf-1.3714351?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Amateur soccer players say artificial turf is melting the bottoms of their shoes.

Today could be the hottest day of the year, with temperatures forecast to reach the mid-30's, with very high humidity on top of that. Stay cool, PPPers!

Here's your hockey links for the day.

[Mailbag: Brendan Shanahan | The Players' Tribune](http://www.theplayerstribune.com/mailbag-brendan-shanahan/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Read through for the [Sean Avery](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/55186/sean-avery?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) story.

[World Cup Huge Stage For Morgan Rielly - Editor in Leaf](http://editorinleaf.com/2016/08/09/toronto-maple-leafs-world-cup-rielly/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
The Leafs lone defensive representative for the [World Cup of Hockey](http://www.sbnation.com/hockey-world-cup?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) is going to get an opportunity for development on a huge stage.

[Do The Rangers Have To Land Jimmy Vesey? - Blueshirt Banter](http://www.blueshirtbanter.com/2016/8/9/12411428/do-the-rangers-have-to-land-jimmy-vesey?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
The [Jimmy Vesey](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/157820/jimmy-vesey?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) sweepstakes are set to begin this coming Monday, August 15th. That’s the day Vesey officially fulfills the loophole status and becomes a free agent.

[AZ Den Talk: Summer of Women Who Love Hockey - Five For Howling](http://www.fiveforhowling.com/2016/8/9/12413738/az-den-talk-summer-of-women-who-love-hockey-sasky-stewart?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
AZ Den Talk is a podcast brought to you by Sarah and mrssoco of the AZ Snake Pit! This week we have Sasky Stewart of the CWHL and many other things.

[KHL goon suckerpunches three opponents, attacks bench - Hockey News](http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/watch-khl-goon-suckerpunch-three-opponents-attack-opposing-bench-in-wild-scene/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Highlights from the chaotic match between Barys Astana and Red Star Kunlun.

[Nassau County Pitching New York Islanders Return - Arena Digest](http://arenadigest.com/2016/08/07/nassau-county-pitching-new-york-islanders-return/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
The team’s current landlord at Barclays Center has signed off on the concept.

[Everybody loves Steve Yzerman - Raw Charge](http://www.rawcharge.com/2016/8/8/12394008/everybody-loves-steve-yzerman?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
[Lightning](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/tampa-bay-lightning?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) GM kicking ass and taking names.

[How The Kings Came To Draft A Kid From Alabama - Today's Slapshot](http://www.todaysslapshot.com/nhl-west/los-angeles-kings/kings-came-draft-kid-alabama/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
When you meet [Kings](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/los-angeles-kings?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)' center prospect [Nic Dowd](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/244979/nic-dowd?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and find out that he is a native of Huntsville, Alabama, the first thought is how did he get involved in hockey?

[20,000 coin flips suggest you choose big life changes when offered - The Atlantic](http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/08/quitting-your-job-and-other-life-choices/495122/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Steven Levitt, an economist and the co-author of Freakonomics, studied what happened when people made major life decisions based on random chance.