To prevent the other teams from using this site I suppose?

Use it to do what, argue with caniac2000?

My guess is what Washington is trying to get is a salary cap guru more than the website.

To be the only franchise with access to all of the tools and calculators.

Every NHL franchise has used this website to some extent.

There isn't really a site that exists like CF for GM's to use, it's why a lot of teams hire "capologists" (lol) .. By buying this site, Washington basically eliminiates the middle man and also stops other teams from being able to use the same recourses.

They’re asshats?

"Okay, imagine that your parents give you money to buy a lemonade stand. So you go out and you buy all the fixings: the lemons and the sugar and the cups, and then you find out that it only costs you nine dollars. So you have an extra dollar. So you can give that dollar back to Mom and Dad, but guess what? Next summer... they'll give you nine dollars to spend. But if you spend that extra dollar on, say, someone else's lemonade stand that everyone goes to and enjoys way better, and you remove it from the public, well then you're stuck with everyone hating your forever because you A) suck at making Lemonade and B) You have to ruin everyone else's fun."

My first thought was NHL owners don't like the fans knowing what players make.

That it somehow escalates salaries?

But my second thought was...

Don't all GM's and their capologists use CF to reference players salaries?

Like term, bonuses, contract structure, guaranteed money, etc?

So it's a valuable tool to all teams, yes?

There's always going to be some form of CF because the need is there.

There's always going to be hockey fans who are clever enough to be technical, have the contacts you need to get important contract information and be able to draw the every day hockey fan.

It'll probably be 3 or 4 people running it.

Plus maybe the owners of CF are going to be working for NHL teams?

Like say, the Washington Capitals? 🙄

The caps aren't very friendly and they wanted it to be known.

This made me LOL 😆

Any team but Washington from here on in. Wonder if they have thought about how other GM's will consider this move. Good luck making some trades............

Here's my explanation--

CapFriendly is coming to an end.

To put it in perspective, littlejerry has been here since 2017.

He never had the chance to make a Sabres playoff roster on ACGM.

I'll miss you the most