1. GMs in real life have professional and often cordial working relationships that can last for years.

Armchair GMs on Capfriendly are random strangers on the internet that are looking to win the next argument, often against someone from another fanbase.




2. GMs in real life have full time jobs with lengthy resumes and work with a team of people where millions of dollars are at stake.

Armchair GMs on Capfriendly can be literally anybody from a cranky retiree at his cottage to an immature teenage boy on his lunch break in middle school.




3. When engaged in trade talks, GMs in real life offer compromises that might be beneficial for all parties involved as a means of getting a deal done.

When engaged in trade talks, Armchair GMs on Capfriendly more often than not trash any proposal you might have and refuse to offer any compromise.




4. When signing a player to a contract, GMs in real life need to take into account things like trade protections, signing bonuses, waivers exemptions, salary arbitration, specific demands from the player's agent, etc.

When signing a player to a contract, Armchair GMs on Capfriendly spend 30 seconds punching in a bunch of numbers on the player's cap hit and term length before publishing the AGM and leaving it at that.




5. GMs in real life seldom trade with division rivals unless they have to.

Armchair GMs on Capfriendly troll fanbases from division rivals by spamming them with one-sided offers, often involving an elite player.




6. GMs in real life insulate themselves from the noise coming from their own fanbases and make select appearances from different media outlets.

Armchair GMs on Capfriendly often live in a bubble with their respective fanbases with local sports media of their choice serving as "echo chambers".




7. GMs in real life can go several months without making a single trade.

Armchair GMs on Capfriendly often post several trades in one day, especially if their team has a bad game.




8. GMs in real life attend almost all of their team's games in person.

Armchair GMs on Capfriendly can range anywhere from season ticket holders to being a stats geek without having been to a single hockey game in his life.




9. GMs in real life have their own office room at the arena + the team's practice facility.

Armchair GMs on Capfriendly have a phone while on the go + a laptop or desktop computer in their bedroom.




10. GMs in real life might get together for meetings at board rooms across North America to discuss the current state of NHL hockey.

When at the meetings, they are polite and respectful with one another and see themselves as equals.


Armchair GMs on Capfriendly get together on a single website at a random time of the day from the comfort of their homes to discuss trades or whatever else is on their minds.

When together, their only objective is to focus in on a trade they don't like before dismissing it while believing they know everything and that anyone there from another fanbase is beneath them.

11. GMs actually consult players with NMCs to see where they want to be traded, if they do

Armchair GMs just assume where those players will accept a trade to without a single ounce of research