Capitals to purchase CapFriendly website (upd: deal finalized, site has been shut down)

[red devil]

Here's another option that you can take a look at and see if you find it user friendly

https://x.com/i/web/status/1799916027817476582

 

[Daximus]

Sounds exciting. But software development isn't really sport teams core biz and they don't have their own sw dev team. Thus they have to rely on buying existing software or let some sw consulting company do it on their behalf.

They could easily get their own SW dev teams. Billion dollar franchises run by dinosaurs just have no idea how to hire a SW dev team to make them a nice friendly internal database and website to track player info.

They checked the want ads in the newspaper and even skimmed the yellow pages in the phonebook but just couldn't figure it out.

 

[Three On Zero]

They could easily get their own SW dev teams. Billion dollar franchises run by dinosaurs just have no idea how to hire a SW dev team to make them a nice friendly internal database and website to track player info.

They checked the want ads in the newspaper and even skimmed the yellow pages in the phonebook but just couldn't figure it out.

Why hire a SW dev team from scratch when you can afford to buy an established dev team that already specializes in a certain area you want?

 

[Daximus]

Why hire a SW dev team from scratch when you can afford to buy an established dev team that already specializes in a certain area you want?

Because you hate the fans?

 

[Three On Zero]

Because you hate the fans?

People thought the sky was falling when CapGeek was no longer a tool, look what we got from that? Another one will be here shortly

These billionaires don’t care about fans using a free service, these billionaires care about making their investments better.

 

[EXTRAS]

We should start a Washington capitals boycott. Nobody buys any caps merchandise until they say they won't buy capfriendly. And get someone to make a site saying so, so caps take notice.

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

They could easily get their own SW dev teams. Billion dollar franchises run by dinosaurs just have no idea how to hire a SW dev team to make them a nice friendly internal database and website to track player info.

They checked the want ads in the newspaper and even skimmed the yellow pages in the phonebook but just couldn't figure it out.

They could but they're not going to do it because corporations prefer variable costs over fixed costs. That's why you see companies purchasing all these legacy systems with hefty annual subscription fees and ppl can't understand why they couldn't or wouldn't just do it themselves.

 

[CupsOverCash]

When big companies buy out all the small companies. The downfall.

 

[Winger98]

If the NHL had any damn sense they would set up their own version of it.

 

[Based Anime Fan]

Where will you guys go to talk hockey though?

Reddit? That place is a cesspool of shit.

So is like 50% of HF, just with a more cohesive layout and mods that actually GAF.

 

[Terry Yake]

and just like that, the caps became the most hated team in hockey

 

[rypper]

Caps now the most hated team in the league.

 

[ijuka]

Yeah, really stupid. Hate how teams can just buy good resources just so that people cannot access them.

and just like that, the caps became the most hated team in hockey

Shocking if they weren't already, considering who the captain is.

 

[bleedgreen]

Is it really that hard for teams to make their own program?

 

[Cancuks]

It's not nearly as good but Spotrac at least has contract info.

NHL Contracts

 

[King'sPawn]

The funny thing is the Caps probably could have paid a few full-stack nerds to build similar functionality and consume the same API, and spend less than what they spent to make the site proprietary.

 

[Golden_Jet]

That part really isn't that difficult though. All of that info is publicly available in various parts of the web and there are other sites that track salary info like that. Puckpedia for instance. The finer details aren't always available but if an agent wnats to find a comparable contract it's not that difficult to do so without capfriendly.



They also hired the people that run it. Which also might have been a big reason for the purchase.

I’d assume they get the people,
but nowhere in Elliotte’s article does it say that. Just says multiple sources are saying Caps bought the website, and that neither parties would comment.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

I’ve used almost every single tool on that website. Doesn’t matter who purchased it, they received an offer they liked and sold it.

We’re acting like a website is irreplaceable. Guess what? Somebody will make a copycat version, and someone will iterate over it and improve the tools.

hope your right and its ready shortly after capfriendly shutdown. people will get over this too but right now its reasonable to be pissed at the caps

 

[Based Anime Fan]

I’d assume they get the people,
but nowhere in Elliotte’s article does it say that. Just says they bought the website, and that neither parties would comment.

Likely an agreement that they can't discuss particulars as the deal isn't actually completed until July 05.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Just one more reason for me to hate the Capitals.

 

[red devil]

It will be interesting who becomes the next leader fans and teams use as capfriendly become the one after capgeek

 

[Arthur Morgan]

going to really annoying when I type in a players name and cap after then remember everytime its shutdown. this is gnna be a habit that dies hard

 

[Golden_Jet]

It's not nearly as good but Spotrac at least has contract info.

NHL Contracts

Ya I’m going to have to play around with Spotrac, Puckmedia, any think there a couple of others.
Hopefully between them, can get the info, or one of them ups their game, but then maybe they get bought.

Wish I had the time to devote to a website, and add some nice software features, a project that would e fun. Would need someone with connections for the data part, if not it’s a lot of legwork.

Then wait for my offers.

 

[Based Anime Fan]

I can actually see how the Caps could have a use to buying the site and making it private.

All NHL contracts are listed, in an order that makes sense

So next they could add their AHL and ECHL contacts onto the site so that the GM and his staff have easy, ready access to all current contacts in a easy-to-ingest format. Put this somewhere on an internal dashboard or launchpad, make it only accessible by VPN or SSO.

You could even expand it to include euro league players and some particulars there. Datasets could be easily added or changed (daily accrued per player, non-NHL/AHL/ECHL contracts of their players).

Could also add pro-scouting info, timelines for injury, contract discussion milestones, etc.

 

[red devil]

Article from 2015

https://x.com/i/web/status/1799925635588182430