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Trading Up. The Poker Game Of Draft Day Trading

It's Draft Week! With the Stanley Cup won the first big test for the (several) new GM's coming into their new teams just got a lot nearer. Draft Day is coming, and all that goes with it. Including...yes, trading. Ante up, boys. It's time to play poker...but should GMs be going all-in or standing pat with picks?

Poker. It's a game of playing the odds, reading the opposition, and trying to get the most possible value for whatever hand you've been dealt. Throwing out bluffs, misdirecting chatter, and representing things as far more than they're worth to try and rope in someone looking to make a big splash are all well-known and accepted tactics at the poker table.