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

[66-30-33]

Honest to God we at Hfboards should make our own.

It will only be for us to use.

 

[Based Anime Fan]

With the reactions in this thread you'd think that the Capitals did something vile.

They bought a website and DB... Likely for the FE and user experience more than anything.

 

[Golden_Jet]

It'll probably take 6 months or so and there's another Capgeek/Capfriendly-website up and running because that type of site will generate unique and reoccuring visits and in turn ad revenue.

Just uses the other sites already available. don’t need to wait 6 months

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

the Capitals deserve to die as an organization

 

[Pestilence]

To keep to themselves.

Multiple teams paid to use there API.


Honestly if I was a Washington Capitals fan I'd even be pissed off at my team.

But you still have to update the contracts and keep the other data up-to-date as well. If you just buy the software it doesn't cover that part.

 

[Beerz]

So what's next? CapNerd? CapCool? CapLaughing?

No Cap

 

[Dr Pepper]

With the reactions in this thread you'd think that the Capitals did something vile.

Nah, it's just an unnecessary purchase that benefits no one and inconveniences millions of fans.

Not vile ....just annoying. I bet they even pissed off some of their own fans too, with this move.

 

[66-30-33]

No Cap

StopTheCap

 

[93gilmour93]

It will only be for us to use.

And every team in the league except Washington

 

[Viqsi]

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When you're so out of touch as to pay large amounts of money for something that is made near-valueless by the very act of purchasing it AND in so doing anger your entire customer base and more, yes, organizational death is deserved.

 

[Based Anime Fan]

Nah, it's just an unnecessary purchase that benefits no one and inconveniences millions of fans.

Not vile ....just annoying. I bet they even pissed off some of their own fans too, with this move.

Apparently it benefits them... so to say it benefits no one is a bit of a stretch.

 

[66-30-33]

And every team in the league except Washington

Naw, we will charge them a subscription.

 

[Viqsi]

With the reactions in this thread you'd think that the Capitals did something vile.

They did. They paid extra to slaughter a golden goose.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

They purchased it to shut it down? I’m confused

They're bringing it in-house. Private website.

 

[ranold26]

I just want to say Ted Leonsis and the Washington Crapitals can go f*** themselves.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

What a garbage organization the Caps are. I’d be beyond pissed if my own club did this. I hope they feel the fall out from fans in their pockets

 

[pantherbot]

The Caps probably would like to have one for their internal use and this is the easiest way to accomplish it. Ofc, when the next site pops up then some other team will purchase that and so forth.

Yeah, but they could still allow a public version for fans to use....I don't get why they have to completely shut it down.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

f*** the caps, I hope their franchise dies. my most hated team in the league now.

 

[DRW895]

RIP alongside with capgeek and nhlnumbers

 

[Based Anime Fan]

They're bringing it in-house. Private website.

They likely wanted the site infrastructure and UX. And likely it was a 'no licensing, full sale or nothing' situation.

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Yeah, but they could still allow a public version for fans to use....I don't get why they have to completely shut it down.

Obstructing other teams from using the site is a competitive advantage.

 

[DieSendungmitderMaus]

Why doesn't the NHL just have a site like this?

Because fans don't care about it, according to Gary Bettman

 

[Arthur Morgan]

so where else can I see contracts? anyone know of any good subs? Im on capfriendly like every day, multiple times

 

[MarkovsKnee]

They likely wanted the site infrastructure and UX. And likely it was a 'no licensing, full sale or nothing' situation.

Leonsis just wanted G.M. mode for himself.

 

[Viqsi]

Obstructing other teams from using the site is a competitive advantage.

The problem with this is that a large part of the value of the site is the data, and those data aren't going to be updated as consistently and effectively anymore because instead of being a general resource for all, it's now Caps-specific, and so the contact networks behind getting that information no longer have any reason to keep coughing that info up.