An Indepth Analysis of Jolt Juice [1/2]

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Jolt Juice is one of the couple brands chosen to be a sponsor for VHL and VHLM players. The 6 brands will compete in a bi-annual tournament called the Sponsor's Shield. With the VHL and VHLM season's coming into playoff season the Sponsor's Shield is right around corner. Jolt Juice has signed a total of 15 players and still have a $250,000 slot along with 3 free slots. In this article I'm going to be taking a look at Jolt Juice's roster and predict how they will do.

 

$3,000,000

 

Starting the analysis at the 3 million dollar slot Jolt Juice has signed Konstantin Mulligan and they may want a mulligan on this one. Mulligan has only put up 47 points in 63 VHL games for the Helsinki Titans. Compared to other 3 million dollar signings Podrick Cast, Maxim Kovalchuk, and Jasper Canmore this signing doesn't seem good at all.

 

Thoughts: Jolt Juice should've used this spot earlier to sign a better player, but Mulligan isn't exactly a bad player, just not a 3 million one.

 

$2,000,000

 

Jolt Juice used this spot to sign Seattle right winger Jake Davis. Davis has 75 points in 62 games, but also 130 hits. Davis brings some offense, physicality, but also the under looked defensive part of his game.

 

Thoughts: Davis is a great signing and fair signing compared to some other $2mil signings like Dragomir and Arroyo

 

$1,500,000

 

With the $1,500,00 Jolt Juice signed S63 first overall pick, the highest TPE player going into the draft ever, and the leading rookie defenseman point leader Ryan Kastelic. Kastelic has been great for league leading Riga Reign, notching 56 points this season and 11 goals. He's thrown his body infront of shots and people, with 104 blocks, and 98 hits. Kastelic brings good scoring for Jolt Juice on defense, something that is good on every team.

 

Thoughts: Kastelic is an amazing 1.5mil signing. He's 8th in defenseman scoring, 2 points ahead of 3 million dollar player Kovalchuk. He'll bring a lot to the Jolt Juice blue line for a nice cost.

 

 

$1,250,000

 

With Jolt Juice's 2 $1.25 million contracts they signed goaltender Alexander Pepper and defenseman Joseph McWolf. Pepper was instrumental in Asia's WJC Silver success, often stopping over 40 shots a night to help Asia to a tight win, but he's also performed well against the tougher competition in the VHL. With little defense infront of him he is also often facing many shots against him a night. He has posted a .921 sv% with almost 2300 shots against, a large margin between the next goalie with the most shots against. Pepper has proven to be a clutch performer and can help Jolt Juice get those tight wins. McWolf was the second overall pick in the S63 VHL draft, right behind fellow teammate Kastelic. McWolf has also helped the offense from the blue line, posting 51 points in 63 games that includes 8 goals. He isn't just good for offense though, he can throw the body and block the puck with it too. He's 2nd in blocked shots with 173 and 8th in hits with 238.

 

Thoughts: Pepper and McWolf are two great signings at 1.25 million. Pepper has proven he can steal games, and will do especially well with the solid defense that Jolt Juice has. McWolf will help provide to the solid blue line. Him and Kastelic can drive an offense from the blue line, giving Jolt Juice an edge over everyone else.

 

 

$1,000,000

 

Jolt Juice has signed Mikka Pajari and Alvaro Jokinen. Pajari hasn't had the best season this year, only posting a measly 16 points for the Riga Reign. Pajari hasn't been an active player, he last gained TPE on October 21st. The previous season he posted 43 points though. He's received minimal ice time this year on the top contender. On the plus side he can play defense, he's blocked just over 100 shots and will help Jolt Juice in the defensive zone. The other signing is Alvaro Jokinen. Jokinen has 51 assists in the 63 games he's played for Davos. The Fin has also showed some great defensive plays blocking over 160 shots.

 

Thoughts: Pajari and Jokinen bring some more defense to the table for Jolt Juice. Jokinen is an okay signing, probably signed for his defensive aspects more than his offensive ones. I don't like the Pajari signing, an inactive player isn't a good one, and wasting a useful $1,000,000 slot is even worse. He can bring some defense to the table though, and would be an overpaid asset on the 3rd or 4th line.

 

$750,000

 

Jolt Juice has 3 $750,000 contracts and they used them wisely. They signed defenseman Sidney Crosby, right wing Sergei Kovalev, and center Ryan Zabby. Crosby has focused more on the defensive and physical aspects of defense in the VHL. He's leading the league in shots blocked, 60 ahead of the next best McWolf, and also 7th in hits, once again ahead of McWolf. Although his defense is strong his offensive skills are underrated. He's put up 45 points over his 63 games for Helsinki. The next player I mentioned was right winger Sergei Kovalev. Kovalev is almost point per game with 60 points in 62 games for Seattle this season. Last season he potted 42 goals compared to his 26 so far. Kovalev has received not as much ice time though, also being just a welfare player but he has proven that he can score goals. The last $750,000 Jolt Juice used was on center Ryan Zabby. Zabby is the highest paid VHLM player on the team. He's 10th in VHLM scoring with 76 points on the stacked Yukon Rush. He's shot the puck past the goalie 28 times and is looking to hit 30 this season.

 

Thoughts: These are all great signings for Jolt Juice. Crosby brings even more strength to the already stacked blueline and can block shots and take the puck away to generate chances. Kovalev has proven he can score and will make for some good first line scoring, or even better depth scoring. Zabby is a decent center to hold the first line or second line together, not as good as some of the other 1C's or 2C's but he definitely brings some cheap offense to Jolt Juice

 

 

$500,000

 

Jolt Juice has used all their $500,000 contracts to sign 2 VHLMer's and one VHLer. The 2 VHLM players they signed are center Joel Ylonen and left winger Elias Dahlberg. The VHL player they signed was The Charm. Joel Ylonen (@Esso2264) has been vital in Las Vegas' success. He's leading the league in bdo/60 (Bench Doors Opened) but actually has been great for Vegas. He's 10th in the league for assists with 47, and he's put up 24 goals too. A strong two way forward is needed on every team and Esso brings that to the 2nd or 3rd line. Dahlberg has been tearing up the VHLM in only his first and what appears to be his only season down there. Some projections have him going 2nd in the draft, and others a bit later but if he keeps scoring like he has he has a case to even maybe go first overall. Dahlberg is leading the league in goals with 44 goals in only 59 games, and has 93 points in that time span too, good for 2nd in league scoring, 4 behind the leader MacKinnon. The last player signed with the $500,000 is Davos center The Charm. Charm has 71 points in 63 games on the last place Davos this year. Charm also has played as much defense as he can blocking 93 shots.

 

 

Thoughts: The Charm is a strong first line center at a cheap price. Ylonen can solidify the 2nd or 3rd line and dish the puck to his teammates well but also pot some goals. Dahlberg brings much needed offense to the team and a low cost.

 

 

$250,000 and $0:

 

The last 2 players I will look at are Jagger Philliefan and Lando Baxter. Philliefan a defenseman, has 29 points anchoring the 1st line defense along with hyped draft prospect Ryan Sullivan Jr. Although Philliefan doesn't bring much offense to the table, he does bring a solid defensive game. He has 79 shots blocked this year. The young player is certainly only getting better and can be a solid 2nd line defenseman by the time the Sponsor's Shield arrives. With one of the free contracts Jolt Juice has they managed to persuade Wranglers prospect Lando Baxter. Baxter has 33 points in his rookie season so far, and only looks to improve on those numbers.

 

Thoughts: Philliefan is going to be an eventual solid 2nd line defender especially along with one of Crosby, McWolf, or Kastelic. Any free contract is a good one of course, and Jolt Juice took advantage of that signing Baxter. Baxter can produce some good offense on depth lines.

 

 

Final Thoughts:

 

Jolt Juice is a team built on a solid defensive core. Signing 3 of the top younger defenseman in the VHL, and a rookie with lots of potential to anchor down the blueline. Standing behind the defensive core is clutch performer Alexander Pepper, he hasn't had much of a defense in front of him the past couple years but now that he has a solid core he can do so much more. In the offensive zone Jolt Juice also signed some great defensive and two way forward's. The only slight problem I see Jolt Juice having is putting pucks in the net. But you only need to score more than you let in, and Jolt Juice isn't letting in anything. Dahlberg does fix that problem and so do some of the other players who can also pot some goals. You know what they say, "Defense wins championships"

 

Overall I think Jolt Juice has a serious chance at winning if they don't let pucks past and they can generate some offense.

 

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22 minutes ago, Esso2264 said:

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1 hour ago, Esso2264 said:

i have the best bdo/60 of all time babyyyy

 

What about bdu/60 

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Review:

It was a great team put together with the sponsor, that's for sure. The little tournament was fun as well.

Nice article.