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Old 06-20-2016, 12:11 PM   #248
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What does the "value" on the X axis mean, or how is it accounted for? Expected value of picks in terms of what, subjective opinion?
It is based on previous trades in NHL history.

They subjectively call the 1st round pick as a 1000, then assume an exponential decline in pick value, the later the pick is.

You put in all your historic trade values and then smooth out the curve to get values for each pick.
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