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Caps werent allowed to keep CapFriendly open

Created by: brady_t12
Team: 2024-25 Washington Capitals
Initial Creation Date: Jun. 12, 2024
Published: Jun. 12, 2024
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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Left Handed
Original Team
Waivers Exempt
Right Handed
Position
Trade Clause
Max Perf. Bonus
Expiry Status
Term Remaining
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Waivers ExemptMcDavid, Connor
$12,500,000 (Performance Bonus$250,000)
C
NMC
UFA - 5
Description
“One team told me that even if [the Capitals] wanted to [keep the site open], they wouldn’t have been allowed to,” Friedman said. “The NHL frowns on the existence of sites like this. They consider it proprietary information so the Capitals couldn’t keep it open if they wanted to. The league would say you cannot be partner to this and have it be public and also you couldn’t make any money from it on any ads.” - Elliotte Friedman on 32 Thoughts

Continue to be angry at the caps. Someone else would've bought the site and it would've been closed immediately - caps wanted it to stay open and the NHL said no, compromise was made to keep it open until July 5th, through the draft. That's probably why the deal hasn't closed already. I just wanted to make sure the reasonable people had the opportunity to learn about this. I couldn't care less if people continue to hate post about the caps, you just look like clowns.
Retained Salary Transactions
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2024
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2025
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2026
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
17$88,000,000$71,815,000$2,252,500$0$16,185,000
Left WingCentreRight Wing
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$9,500,000$9,500,000
LW
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 2
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$5,000,000$5,000,000
C
UFA - 4
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$6,500,000$6,500,000
RW
M-NTC
UFA - 7
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$1,900,000$1,900,000
LW, RW
UFA - 2
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$1,300,000$1,300,000
C
UFA - 1
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$5,750,000$5,750,000
RW
M-NTC
UFA - 1
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$775,000$775,000
C
UFA - 1
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$3,375,000$3,375,000
RW, LW, C
UFA - 5
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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$4,600,000$4,600,000
LD
UFA - 5
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$8,000,000$8,000,000
RD
M-NTC
UFA - 2
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$5,250,000$5,250,000
G
M-NTC
UFA - 3
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$2,675,000$2,675,000
LD/RD
RFA - 2
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$4,050,000$4,050,000
RD
UFA - 2
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$1,100,000$1,100,000
G
UFA - 1
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$825,000$825,000
LD/RD
RFA - 1
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$3,000,000$3,000,000
RD
UFA - 2
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$2,062,500$2,062,500
RD
UFA - 1
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
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$9,200,000$9,200,000
C
M-NTC
UFA - 1

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Wed. at 9:17 a.m.
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Bcarlo25
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the big word there was if....of COURSE they wouldn't want to keep it open. they're buying a service that they could access for free, there's a reason for that. well, there's a lot of reasons for that, but one of them is that they get to be the only one that has it.
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Wed. at 9:19 a.m.
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xt0msx12 on X
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Quoting: Bcarlo25
the big word there was if....of COURSE they wouldn't want to keep it open. they're buying a service that they could access for free, there's a reason for that. well, there's a lot of reasons for that, but one of them is that they get to be the only one that has it.


That is the one thing I noticed too, but I figured that the reason they were told that was because they at LEAST pondered the idea of being able to keep the site open for the public. And if the caps hadn't done it, they would've gotten screwed when another team bought it.
Wed. at 9:21 a.m.
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Shouldn't be too hard for another site operator to clone this platform.

As long as Nhl teams make player salaries public knowledge and it is already public knowledge of roster moves and prospects and Draft selections what is the big deal >?

This site is just a public forum of public knowledge database.
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Wed. at 9:21 a.m.
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Bcarlo25
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Quoting: brady_t12
That is the one thing I noticed too, but I figured that the reason they were told that was because they at LEAST pondered the idea of being able to keep the site open for the public. And if the caps hadn't done it, they would've gotten screwed when another team bought it.


i find it far more likely that they said, "hey NHL PR, any chance you would leak the concept that you told us we couldn't keep it open so people don't hate us? thanks."

there was never a chance they kept it open.
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Wed. at 9:21 a.m.
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Canes Baby
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F da Caps
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