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

[Bear of Bad News]

Possible it's a typo and they actually are purchasing CapsFriendly?

 

[Danko]

I know they go far beyond and do much more then just showing salary cap numbers, but most contract information gets leaked on X/Twitter at the same time and recycled by every member of the media...so at that point your just verifying/updating the data field for the player with the correct number.

I know this is not all that the site does.

 

[iCanada]

Everyone hating on the Caps should realize the Capfriendly guys are just as if not more culpable.
I'm sure their enterprise was viable as it was and they did not NEED to sell. But they took the payday. Many such cases.

Yeah - this is a thought that crossed through my mind as well.

I'm sure the CF guys are making pretty good money as it is without the sale. They average like 6 million independent IP address connections per month in traffic.

They were likely no where near rich - but all things considered also likely were well past financially independent and had been for years.

That said - I still do tend to blame the bigger guy.

 

[SniperHF]

good on the capfriendly guys for getting paid, they deserve it

Sellouts are worse than opportunists. If they weren't willing to sell, this wouldn't have happened.

 

[Daximus]

G-d, I wish I had the spare time available and wasn't already developing a webapp as part of my day job. The temptation to start an open source version of the infrastructure just to spite these pigf***ers is rapidly growing.

You know this site is pretty beloved by not just fans but the industry when they are using CF on broadcasts and podcasts. I've seen it everywhere,

Those with the know how can definitely create a clone of a lot of the features, the hard part will be having the connections to keep the contract info up to date and accurate. Still a tonne of that information that isn't published officially that those behind the scenes at CF somehow had access to.

 

[Danko]

Those with the know how can definitely create a clone of a lot of the features, the hard part will be having the connections to keep the contract info up to date and accurate. Still a tonne of that information that isn't published officially that those behind the scenes at CF somehow had access to.

Out of curiosity....what exactly?

 

[MichaelFarrell]

Capgeek, Capology, and now Cap Friendly. Damn.

 

[Super Cake]

Capgeek, Capology, and now Cap Friendly. Damn.

What is next? A team buying hf boards and shutting this whole site down as well?

 

[iCanada]

Out of curiosity....what exactly?

No movement clauses, when they kicked in, how many teams they affected, if they were no trades or just no moves, etc.

Lots of small little details that we as fans only ever heard about from cap friendly. It's the kind of stuff capfriendly knew about because it was run by guess who had connections with agents, GM's, the league itself, and because they had vowed to be neutral.

For example;

You'd basically need a copy of Hyman's contract to have this information.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

Sellouts are worse than opportunists. If they weren't willing to sell, this wouldn't have happened.

just be nice if it was the NHL to make a purchase like this since so many of their fans love it. this does nothing but hurt hockey. there's no benefit to this.
really really hurts the fantasy aspect of it for those that use salary cap and mimic the NHL.

 

[Daximus]

Out of curiosity....what exactly?

They had access to a lot of the NMC, NTC and bonus stuff that isn't always officially published. Things have gotten better for sure over the years but a lot of that information isn't always publicly available.

Sure a lot of it is leaked out on various sources but they also usually had it first and usually beat anyone else who could put that information out to the punch. Plus a lot of that stuff is kind of all over the place and they had it all compiled in an easily accessible and free website.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

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.

Can always hire someone to do it.

 

[uncleben]

How did u come up with this anyways? no they pay and buy the people who currently own it. Im assuming the guys that run it and coming along for the ride with the Caps.
but the NHL should be the one buying this and keeping it the way it is for the fans

Bettman is too blinded by his ego to embrace modern technologies that actually improve the sport for fans

Bettman downplays Capgeek-style site idea: 'It's not something driving fan interest'

Your thoughts?

www.nbcsports.com

 

[pantherbot]

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

The public version though? I don't really see how it makes that much difference. I get maybe the data feed or whatever, but maybe even just keep a dumbed down version of the website.

 

[Danko]

whatever replacement that is bootstrapped would likely need to start small then partner or pay an insider or scout like products do influencers on social media. Likely just compile the basic data at first, create useable features that aren't properietary to another cap website, and increase traffic then use revenue to pay the insider(s) and expand out the other features.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Wait so if actual teams use Capfriendly....

....

WHY THE f*** DIDN'T VEGAS USE IT FOR THE DADONOV TRADE?

Because General Fanager founder, Tom Poraszka, was hired by Vegas in 2016 but failed to update their own internal information.

 

[Based Anime Fan]

Possible it's a typo and they actually are purchasing CapsFriendly?

Sounds like a dating site for Caps fans.

 

[UnSandvich]

f*** ted leonsis and f*** the capitals

 

[El Travo]

I can't tell if people are memeing or serious with all the outrage.

Then again, I've checked the website out maybe a handful of times since it became the new tool to use.

 

[Based Anime Fan]

What is next? A team buying hf boards and shutting this whole site down as well?

I wouldn't be too sad.

I can't tell if people are memeing or serious with all the outrage.

Then again, I've checked the website out maybe a handful of times since it became the new tool to use.

Same. I rarely check it, I guess I'm not a real fan or something.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

What is next? A team buying hf boards and shutting this whole site down as well?

Don't threaten me with a good time.

 

[Golden_Jet]

I wouldn't be too sad.


Same. I rarely check it, I guess I'm not a real fan or something.

A lot of us, use it daily.

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

The public version though? I don't really see how it makes that much difference. I get maybe the data feed or whatever, but maybe even just keep a dumbed down version of the website.

The Capitals aren't in the business of helping other teams so it's kinda straight-forward thing to take it down from the Interwebz. I'd reckon that every team out there would prefer not have any of these armchairGM-websites in existance because it helps them in contract negotiations when the player agents do not have comparable contracts so easily available to them.

 

[Daximus]

I can't tell if people are memeing or serious with all the outrage.

Then again, I've checked the website out maybe a handful of times since it became the new tool to use.

All the broadcasters, insiders and podcasters all use it. So if you have any kind of fandom outside of posting on HFboards. Everyone of those places just lost a valuable discussion tool.

 

[Maurice of Orange]