01-03-2015, 07:02 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: City by the Bay
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Capgeek.com Permanently Ceases Operations - Founder Matthew Wuest passes away
Due to health reasons of its founder.
http://http://www.capgeek.com/operations-ceased
Too bad. What a great site.
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01-03-2015, 07:04 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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That sucks to hear, both about the founder and the site is a loss to the community . Such a great site.
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01-03-2015, 07:08 PM
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Franchise Player
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noooo. why not sell it? the site is actually needed.
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01-03-2015, 07:08 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Austria, NOT Australia
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ah crap. Big loss for the fans, that was a fantastic site in so many ways.
that being said, hope the owner gets well.
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01-03-2015, 07:08 PM
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Someone should take it over
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01-03-2015, 07:08 PM
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Ah man, that's sad to hear. Hope he pulls through.
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01-03-2015, 07:09 PM
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Reputable media outlets like TSN refer to it as well
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01-03-2015, 07:11 PM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Vancouver
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Sad news. the Nation Network reaps the benefits of this loss. nhlnumbers.com is about to explode.
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01-03-2015, 07:18 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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He must not need money.
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it is requested that you respect Matthew's privacy and wish for no media or purchase inquiries.
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01-03-2015, 07:19 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Prayers for you Matthew.
He's a young guy.
I remember researching about the site a few years ago due to curiosity.
Heres an old article: http://hockeyjournal.com/2010/26_mat...an_behind.html
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01-03-2015, 07:19 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sunshine Coast
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My first thought was that the NHL was clamping down on what public information was allowed. If this was the case than the site wouldn't have any value and so couldn't be sold. It says it was for health reasons of the owner and that's that though, end of discussion but it seems kind of arbitrary.
I guess this will replace it.
http://stats.nhlnumbers.com/teams/CGY?year=2015
Last edited by Vulcan; 01-03-2015 at 07:23 PM.
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01-03-2015, 07:32 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: I will never cheer for losses
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That sucks!! Both about the owners health concerns and about the site closing down. I used it much and was a great resource.
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01-03-2015, 07:35 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Damn, hopefully someone takes over as has been suggested. Simply an awesome resource I've used in hundreds of arguments over a few drinks. Hoping his complications aren't too severe, although judging from the statement released they may be. Also just saw his request to avoid any purchase requests :/
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01-03-2015, 07:41 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by taco.vidal
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That says he was 31 and the story is 4 years-old, so presumably, he's only 35. Way too young to be having serious health problems.
Hopefully the reason he isn't looking to sell is because he expects to get better and be back to running the site soon.
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01-03-2015, 07:58 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Coquitlam, BC
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Wow, that's too bad. Hope he'll be okay and get through whatever-it-is.
Awesome site. It's going to feel like we're back to the stone age, so to speak.
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01-03-2015, 08:02 PM
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First Line Centre
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Just loved playing around with lines, recalls and trades in Armchair GM. Very sad news.
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01-03-2015, 08:03 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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I love that site. I am on it at least once a day.
Best wishes to the guy.
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Last edited by FlamesAddiction; 01-03-2015 at 08:09 PM.
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01-03-2015, 08:04 PM
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As I put in the Addy Flames game thread, this is a huge loss. That was a great site to calculate waiver status as well as RFA/UFA status.
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01-03-2015, 08:12 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by getbak
That says he was 31 and the story is 4 years-old, so presumably, he's only 35. Way too young to be having serious health problems.
Hopefully the reason he isn't looking to sell is because he expects to get better and be back to running the site soon.
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Doubt that, if he expected that he wouldn't shut it down and just have someone else take care of it for awhile. while updates would probably be slower it wouldn't be impossible as the site is basically just a calculator needing someone to put in the numbers.
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