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there goes my goat

#MAVS!!! #IN!!! #SEVEN!!!!! #IDGAF #luka doncic

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CapFriendly Alternative Sites MegaPost

(Last update: 06/09 - added FAQs drive.)

As we are all likely aware by now, the Washington Capitals have decided to ruin everyone's lives by purchasing and sunsetting CapFriendly. We expect the site to go dark on or around July 5, 2024.

While the hockey community has experienced a similar loss before, with the death of Matthew Wuest and the subsequent loss of CapGeek, this is a markedly different situation that sets a troubling precedent - namely, that freely usable, public NHL data is now available to the highest bidder, who can then revoke access to the data at a minute's notice. Two things can coexist: we can be happy for the makers of CapFriendly that they are being compensated well for their services while also scorning the Washington Capitals organization for choosing to turn off CapFriendly entirely.

Under the cut, please find a list of free CapFriendly alternatives and other websites that contain NHL data. (In some cases, they are mostly free - however, most/all important information for lay analysis is available for free.) This list is dynamic and taking suggestions, so please feel free to send me any websites you find at @stereax!

PART 1: SALARY CAP TRACKERS

PuckPedia: The New CapFriendly

PuckPedia is the closest replacement to CapFriendly currently available. It contains salary cap information for all teams and players, draft pick information, several calculators including a buyout calculator and a pick value calculator, agent information, and more. They also run PuckDoku! The biggest strike against PuckPedia is its lack of simulators (Armchair GM, mock draft, or trade simulators); however, in the wake of the CapFriendly news, PuckPedia shared that an Armchair GM simulator is under active development.

Spotrac: Another Salary Cap Checker

An alternative to PuckPedia for salary cap information. However, it lacks much of the information and functionality of PuckPedia.

PART 2: ADVANCED STATS

NaturalStatTrick: The Holy Grail of Stats

NaturalStatTrick, or NatStat for short, is a site that contains just about any stat you can think of for any team or player. It has a learning curve but is generally understood to be the most reliable stat tracker available for free. You can even view stats for individual games on it!

MoneyPuck: DTWoMeter and More

You know it from the Deserve-to-Win-o-Meter or its playoff odds rings, but MoneyPuck has a lot of useful data as well if you do a little browsing. Generally, I've heard that MoneyPuck is less accurate than NatStat, but is easier to use, especially on mobile.

HockeyViz: "If I Ever Sell, I Failed"

Home of the Simple Hockey Charts, HockeyViz has a visual for just about every stat out there. You've almost certainly seen some of them before. Most of them are completely free to the public! They're super useful for visualizing stats as more than "just numbers", allowing you to see exactly WHERE things are happening on the ice.

PART 3: SPECIALIZED SITES

NHL Armchair GM: Building Rosters

This site allows you to Armchair GM a roster. Notably, it has a steeper learning curve than CapFriendly and does not have a forum or other way to easily save and publicize your Armchair GM moves. However, it can be useful to make Armchair GMs and have visuals for them.

NHL Entry Draft: With the First Overall Pick...

This site contains a ton of draft resources, from a mock draft simulator to scouting reports. Definitely a useful site for those who are interested in the entry draft. I've seen a couple of mock draft sites, but this one seems to have by far the easiest and arguably most expansive way to use it.

NHL Injury Viz: Rulers of LTIR

Here, you can explore the relationship between the injuries of players, their cap hits, and how teams did without them. Very useful when you're arguing that a certain player going down doomed the team.

PART 4: MORE TYPES OF DATA

HockeyReference: The Good Old Days

Hockey Reference is best used for surface level data about older players. It has some trivia sections as well, for if you ever wanted to know all players wearing certain jersey numbers, sharing a certain birthday, or hailing from Alaska.

EliteProspects: Every League Imaginable

Want to know the roster of a third-tier league in Quebec? EliteProspects has you covered. Literally every league on the face of the Earth, currently existing and not, EliteProspects has info on. Any player you can possibly name, EliteProspects has their stats from atom hockey all the way to the end of their career.

PART 5: FORUMS

HFBoards: Hockey Forums

Probably the most well-known hockey forum out there. If you want to talk puck on a more forum-like site, similar to CapFriendly's forums, this is the one for you.

PART 6: CAPFRIENDLY ARCHIVES

SergeiFyodorov's CapFriendly FAQ Drive

Curated by @sergeifyodorov. Originally posted here and sent to me by @fellowshipofthegay. Archives of the CapFriendly FAQs!

Got a site that's not listed here? Let me know at @stereax and I'll add it! Remember: While CapFriendly may be going away, hockey analysis is here to stay!

#faps u are my enemy

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CHI @ DAL (12.29.23) — ot hatty for roope 🎩

#my favorite celly from the season i refuse to admit is over #i keep going through my likes to reblog stuff #but i just scroll through like 'nope not ready yet' #hoarder ass behavior #robo dragging miro to celebrate with roope and then getting sandwiched by two finns #it's beautiful #it's the best thing that happened to me this season #;; #dallas stars #jason robertson #roope hintz #miro heiskanen #hockey

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Caitvi Scenes: 25/? ↳ "Who the hell are you?"

#arcane #caitvi #sincerest apologies to everyone who didn't know she became a cop 😔😔😔

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Some Like It Hot (1959) dir. Billy Wilder

#cinema #some like it hot

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Art by Tea Me

#art

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Victory Interview | 04.02.23 NHL All Star 2023

#legendary days #mitch marner

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one time when I was a barista I was telling my coworker that I suddenly really missed cows. I used to work with cows all the time back home and then I moved away and suddenly it had been four years and nary a cow.

15 minutes later this old guy came up to the counter with his address written on a napkin & he said “me and my wife have a whole herd of dexters and a couple of new calves. come on over any time”

so after work I was like ok fuck it & I drove to the address and I parked at at the gate & I walked down the driveway to the barn and this woman was like “oh my husband told me you might stop by! come see our cows” and she introduced me to every single cow. made my whole week.

thank you cow couple

#lovely

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DID THEY TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TOUCH IT? | pre wcf game 6

text: famous prophets (stars) by car seat headrestphotos: david becker, getty images // david becker, getty images // smiley n. pool, the dallas morning news // cooper neill, getty images // sam hodde, getty images // michael martin, getty images // matthew stockman, getty images // michael martin, getty images // chitose suzuki, the dallas morning news // leila devlin, getty images // michael martin, getty images / cooper neill, getty images / icon sportswire, getty images / michael martin, getty images / david becker, getty images // matthew stockman, getty images / leila devlin, getty images / andy devlin, getty images // elías valverde ii, the dallas morning news / saad yousuf, twitter / gerry thomas, getty images / jeff bottari, getty images // smiley n. pool, the dallas morning news // leila devlin, getty images / richard rodriguez, getty images / richard rodriguez, getty images // ashley potts, getty images

#lol i realized im just not one of those ppl who will keep watching after my team gets knocked out #as far as im concerned scf is cancelled #i hope they both lose #we gotta go back #dallas stars #hockey #how can we lose when we're so sincere

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🌸 Visiting Limonada by @quenepacrossing🌸

DA - 1458 - 4448 - 6832

#animal crossing

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Alaba & Kroos having a moment at FT ↪︎ UCL Final: Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid | June 1, 2024

#my oldest child who never disappoints me #real madrid #toni kroos #david alaba

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As pride month begins, let us not forget our Palestinian brothers and sisters.

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stars @ oilers | post ecf game3 | may 27th 2024

"when you get hintz back you get robertson back"

#robo scored a hattie and his reward is to be perceived #everyone out here exposing him for his codependent relationship with his work husband #the mortifying ordeal #jason robertson #dallas stars #hockey #roope hintz #2124

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lucasvazquez91:

Como me has jodido. Uno de los mayores privilegios de mi carrera ha sido jugar a tu lado. Cuantos momentos juntos y cuanto conseguido. Eres leyenda blanca AMIGO. Te deseo lo mejor. A por la última juntos 🤍💪🏼 que honor ! GRACIAS. Te voy a echar mucho de menos amigo mío! 🐐

How you’ve fucked me up. One of the greatest privileges of my career has been playing by your side. How many moments we’ve shared together and how much we’ve achieved. You’re a Real Madrid legend MATE. I wish you all the best. Let’s go for the last one together 🤍💪🏼 what an honor! THANK YOU. I’m going to miss you so much my friend! 🐐

#oh that's fine im fine this is totally fine #toni kroos #lucas vazquez #HOW YOU'VE FUCKED ME UP #real madrid #football #vazkroos

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i honestly cant believe the normal amount of wanting to be another gender is zero. like arent you sick of yours yet lol

#honestly #never #despite everything i was born a girl and i like it #and if i had been born a man i wouldn't think too much about wanting to be a girl #as the saying goes #i am a ____ therefore the things i do #the clothing i wear #the interests i have #are ___ things

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funniest character dynamic in the world to me is when you have one guy knows hes gay but doesnt realise hes in love with his best friend and another guy who knows hes in love with his best friend but does not know hes gay

#2129 #otter doesn't know he's in love #robo doesn't know he's gay #1634 #auston gay mitch dumb #WHY ARE YOU BOOING ME

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Mitch avoiding too many men...

Leafs vs Red Wings | 04.13.24

#mitchy marnie they could never make me hate you #mitch marner #hockey #toronto maple leafs