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Originally Posted by Jay Random
No, it's established by the market – and this is the one thing in hockey where you are trading two exactly measurable commodities: a certain amount of cash for a certain pick in the draft. Player values are always subjective to some degree, and highly dependent on the needs of the teams involved. But a dollar is a dollar and a pick is a pick, and they are both freely convertible into other kinds of assets.
The calculator is based on the market values established over numerous trades involving retention.
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There's no central bank controlling the value.
Sure you can look at historical cases but I just gave two recent cases that value retention very differently.
At the end of the day it's a negotiation between two parties and there's no defined value it's just whatever someone's willing to give. One team always has less leverage or more desire to get a deal done.