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

[Big Daddy Cane]

Per the article, CapFriendly was already selling access to its API. Not only was it a valuable resource for fans and media, but teams as well.

 

[MikeyMike01]

That’s shitty

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Lot of panic here. RELAX, someone will start another site that does the same thing now. Great opportunity for someone.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Let’s start up HF cap god

 

[Svencouver]

So many people are so good at webdev these days I'd be surprised if we go all that long without a quasi-fork thats essentially identical

 

[Balthazar]

Per the article, CapFriendly was already selling access to its API. Not only was it a valuable resource for fans and media, but teams as well.

Yep. The Caps could already access everything but did that to block the other teams from accessing it.

 

[SI90]

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

 

[Nuckles]

Absolutely brutal. So many great tools and resources will be gone.

Yes another site will pop up, but it may take a while (if ever) to replicate all the features available on capfriendly

 

[KrisLetAngry]

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

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.

 

[GKJ]

I don’t get what the point is. There’s others out there already with the same information. And we’ll get another new one in 30 seconds when it’s needed.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Absolutely brutal. So many great tools and resources will be gone.

Yes another site will pop up, but it may take a while (if ever) to replicate all the features available on capfriendly

There are other sites, just capfriendly was the top one.
Will someone buy puckpedia?

 

[gstommylee]

Lot of panic here. RELAX, someone will start another site that does the same thing now. Great opportunity for someone.

puckpedia exists

 

[LOFIN]

Lot of panic here. RELAX, someone will start another site that does the same thing now. Great opportunity for someone.

Sure, but who knows when? Could be years. And the bar is pretty f***ing high.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Sure, but who knows when? Could be years. And the bar is pretty f***ing high.

Scroll up

 

[Killer Orcas]

This is very disappointing as use Capfriendly often for it's wealth of resources. Suck it Caps management for this.

 

[SI90]

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.

Ohh makes sense. They’re going to use it with their organization and by them purchasing other teams can’t use it. I’d be shocked though if other teams this day and age didn’t have their own version or program they use for similar uses as cap friendly.

Just sucks for us fans trying to mock up rosters and trades.

 

[K Fleur]

You guys remember CapGeek? That site ruled to.

RIP to it’s creator.

 

[Canucks LB]

Puckpedia will get more hits now.

Will get all the hits now
Until they sell and its over

 

[tmg]

CapsUnfriendly.com

 

[hockeykicker]

lets not pretend like all other nhl teams werent trying to do the same.

 

[TheNumber4]

f*** the Caps. This is bad for Fans. And for what? So caps can manage their cap and don’t want other teams to have access to same tools. Seems like a petty and dumb investment.

Caps can eat shit. Public enemy number 1 now.

 

[Gnome17]

f***ing . Shitting on the consumers.

 

[Liam Smith]

Love it. Go Caps.

 

[Quinton Byfield]

Capitalism wins out again. No hate to the Capfriendly group though, they made something great and got themselves paid.

 

[Regal]

Capitalism wins out again. No hate to the Capfriendly group though, they made something great and got themselves paid.

I see what you did there