01-05-2015, 09:57 AM
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Franchise Player
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I hope the owner is ok. And a tip of the hat to him for an awesome site.
Considering the traffic and respect that it got, I would imagine that there will be others looking to jump in and fill the void pretty quickly
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01-05-2015, 11:38 AM
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#42
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Beside the Dome
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I know NHLNumbers.com used to be run by a Calgarian who I went to school with. It got sold though, so I don't know if he's still involved.
The toughest thing to replace about capgeek.com will be the guy's inside sources. He broke salary news before major media outlets a lot. He had a huge network of trusted sources.
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01-05-2015, 02:43 PM
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#43
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SanFranFlamesFan
I know NHLNumbers.com used to be run by a Calgarian who I went to school with. It got sold though, so I don't know if he's still involved.
The toughest thing to replace about capgeek.com will be the guy's inside sources. He broke salary news before major media outlets a lot. He had a huge network of trusted sources.
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That's just it. It wasn't just a matter of scouring media reports, this guy has some really good informants and really good CBA knowledge. There is a reason why most of the competitor sites folded and his site lasted.
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01-06-2015, 07:38 AM
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#44
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Oct 2013
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Does anyone think he will sell it? I'm guessing he can cash in on this.
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01-06-2015, 02:48 PM
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#45
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Olympic Saddledome
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Originally Posted by remember2004
Does anyone think he will sell it? I'm guessing he can cash in on this.
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" While this decision may raise many questions, it is requested that you respect Matthew's privacy and wish for no media or purchase inquiries."
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01-07-2015, 01:42 AM
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#46
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Oct 2013
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Originally Posted by Julio
"While this decision may raise many questions, it is requested that you respect Matthew's privacy and wish for no media or purchase inquiries."
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I read that but later on though...
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01-07-2015, 02:17 AM
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#47
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Sweden
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I miss capgeek.
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01-15-2015, 12:39 AM
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#48
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SanFranFlamesFan
I know NHLNumbers.com used to be run by a Calgarian who I went to school with. It got sold though, so I don't know if he's still involved.
The toughest thing to replace about capgeek.com will be the guy's inside sources. He broke salary news before major media outlets a lot. He had a huge network of trusted sources.
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Is it this guy? http://www.gofundme.com/k80who
There's a Calgarian whose started a go fund me to replace CapGeek.
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01-15-2015, 02:46 AM
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#49
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Calgary
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you want to support someone, look at this guy. http://www.gofundme.com/bobsleighsimon
Isn't Canadian but is a great story.
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01-15-2015, 08:16 AM
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#50
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by foshizzle11
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I'm just concerned that he won't have any time to work on the capgeek replacement with all that focus on making the Olympics.
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01-15-2015, 08:32 AM
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#51
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Franchise Player
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The thing I miss most so far about CapGeek is the waiver eligibility lookup on players, and whether players had NTC/NMC clauses of some kind on their contracts. The salaries and contract lengths are fine on nhlnumbers. There just isn't much else there.
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01-15-2015, 09:53 AM
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#52
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by foshizzle11
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That's ballsy. "Fund me for a website that I will probably try to monetize to make money from".
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01-15-2015, 10:04 AM
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#53
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by longsuffering
That's ballsy. "Fund me for a website that I will probably try to monetize to make money from".
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Thats pretty much the point of all the crowdfunding websites though. Pay me to help develop my product to sell because you like the idea.
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01-15-2015, 10:29 AM
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#54
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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I wonder if maybe the reason he doesn't want inquiries about selling the site is because he already made an agreement with someone else and it is just going to take time for them get it up and running the way they want it.
Personally, while I like the site and use it enough, I would never pay for it.
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01-15-2015, 11:57 AM
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#55
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I wonder if maybe the reason he doesn't want inquiries about selling the site is because he already made an agreement with someone else and it is just going to take time for them get it up and running the way they want it.
Personally, while I like the site and use it enough, I would never pay for it.
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That makes more sense to me as well. You would think he would want it to continue in good hands and with a party of his choice, whether he monitizes it or not.
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01-15-2015, 12:15 PM
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#56
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I wonder if maybe the reason he doesn't want inquiries about selling the site is because he already made an agreement with someone else and it is just going to take time for them get it up and running the way they want it.
Personally, while I like the site and use it enough, I would never pay for it.
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No, but advertisers would
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01-15-2015, 12:21 PM
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#57
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I wonder if maybe the reason he doesn't want inquiries about selling the site is because he already made an agreement with someone else and it is just going to take time for them get it up and running the way they want it.
Personally, while I like the site and use it enough, I would never pay for it.
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Or maybe he's just really sick
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01-15-2015, 12:32 PM
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#58
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I wonder if maybe the reason he doesn't want inquiries about selling the site is because he already made an agreement with someone else and it is just going to take time for them get it up and running the way they want it.
Personally, while I like the site and use it enough, I would never pay for it.
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I would have thought a buyer would insist on it being kept up. I knew a business owner who blew a sale of his business because he went dark after the sale (to save $ I guess) and the buyer said it was a fundamental breach. Shutting down the site risks it being overtaken by another one before the takeover. If a buyer wanted to change it, it's easy enough to do without a complete shutdwn. Lots of sites do that.
The site was hanging up a fair bit just before is shut down - obviously he wasn't able to maintain it. It's too bad - it is a valuable asset. It doesn't need to be a pay site - look at any number of free public sites/apps that get bought for lots of money due to ad potential (Bingo awaits your offers).
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01-16-2015, 08:46 AM
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#59
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Commie Referee
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Small town, B.C.
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Saw this on Twitter today, obviously not nearly as good as Capgeek, but it's something.
http://www.spotrac.com/nhl/
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01-16-2015, 09:13 AM
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#60
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Section 307
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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
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The site shows if a player has a nmc or ntc. you do have to click on the individual player to see if he has one.
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