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Originally Posted by Finner

Hi guys,

I was curious if anyone had done a statistical analysis on NHL draft pick values and I found one that was part of this paper found here:

http://myslu.stlawu.edu/~msch/sports..._NHL_Draft.pdf

That's a great resource, but this chart needs some refinement. The 66th pick isn't worth more than the 60th, regardless of how 66th picks have done compared to 60th picks. For actual values, you'd have to smooth out the statistical anomalies like that.