Burning Bridges - Series 2

[Oatex 281]

Welcome back everyone! This ones going to be a lot shorter considering I have about 3 weeks of PT's stacked up, and don't really wanna write a 500 word media topic for fun, yet I do wanna keep the series interesting, and learn a bit about the league today. Expect 150-250 in a shorter episode today.

I haven't really thought of a theme for today, so I'm just gonna do the first thing that comes to my mind right now, the leading point scorer, but defenseman only! Lets just overlook his/her career and see what's going on there I guess.

Well well well, it happens to be Armas Jortikka - a player I know very well, as he worked alongside me in the WJC, when I GM'd him to the gold medal win. Absolute beauty of a player, and its clearly showing now - in the VHLM.

Jortikka currently has 63 points in 54 games, this is absurd. The next best defenseman has 44 in 54. That means hes 19 points ahead of the competition, and there's still plenty of season left! Not only is he a great player ranked against the other defenseman, but hes ranked 6th overall in point totals in the league. He is only one of eleven players in the VHLM currently to be at point per game or more - and just so happens to be the only defender on this list. Not only that, but he also has a +35 +/-, and has kept his PIM very low, with 36!

In my opinion, Jortikka should be in the MVP conversation for the VHLM currently, as hes doing what no other player in the league is doing right now. We DO see other forwards in this league putting up a PPG, or having 30 goals already - but what we dont see at all? A PPG defenseman who keeps his PIM low and leads his team to the next level of play. That's VALUE, don't get it twisted now. It isn't about stats, its about how much greater you are then your comparisons, that's value.

[ @Kavadar ]

 

The Collection

Series 1 - Point Leaders

[Kavadar 22]

Thank you for the kind words!