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Originally Posted by SebC
No. That's the definition of NHLe. It can be used more broadly. For example, one might look for players with similar NHLes for a given year (i.e. draft, draft+1, draft+2) and see how their careers have turned out.
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Not quite the 'definition', but close. It's just using historical data and applying it to players. Nothing about projections in the definition. I'd agree that projection is its primary use (although it can be used for other reasons as you explained).