Was bored so decided to dig a bit deeper on Parker Bell's start to the season.
On first look, Bell's output seems to have regressed which is a bit disappointing. However, it doesn't seem like the regression is specific to Bell and moreso Tri-city as a whole. So far this season, Tri-city is 22nd (of 26 teams) in the WHL at only 2.86 GF/game. Compare that to last year where they finished 6th in the WHL at 3.76 GF/game.
I was curious how that translates in terms of Bell's % overall involvement in Tri-city's offense while he's healthy.
This season - assuming GF of 2.86/game in the 14 games Bell has played, total GF for the team would be 40. With Bell's 15 points during those games, he's involved in 37.4% of the teams production.
Last season - Bell played 55 games. Again, assuming GF at 3.76/game, total GF for Tri-city is 207. Bell had 64 points last season, meaning he was involved in 30.9% of the teams production while he played.
This would suggest that despite a slight regression in points so far this season, Bell has actually taken a step in terms of overall offensive involvement for his team which is promising (37.4% involvement this season vs. 30.9% last season). Hopefully he continues to use this opportunity to develop as a winger that can drive play.
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