Posted January 4, 201510 yr comment_101817 Don't know if anyone here used the site, but it has ceased operations with this on their webpage. http://capgeek.com/operations-ceased Effective immediately, Jan. 3, 2015, CapGeek.com has permanently ceased operations. This sudden decision is made with a heavy heart and is due to the personal health of CapGeek.com founder and director Matthew Wuest. While this decision may raise many questions, it is requested that you respect Matthew's privacy and wish for no media or purchase inquiries. Thank you for your co-operation and understanding at this difficult time. capgeek.inc at gmail.com [emailing this address does not guarantee a response] Which is a shame, was a really useful site.
January 4, 201510 yr comment_101820 Wow, that's terrible news. Great site, hope things work out for him
January 5, 201510 yr comment_101896 Shocker. Seems more to the story. Did say it was for health reasons.
January 5, 201510 yr Author comment_101907 I did a small amount of research and it seems that he had a few inside contacts to get the info he got on contracts and bonuses and their structure. That along with research. To sell the site he would also need to sell his contacts to verify the information. And maybe that was the deal breaker. The NHL would pickup what this site did if they were smart. The site did a lot to promote the league in terms of drafts and interest in the game. And if not the NHL then then NHLPA since they were the ones who fought to make salaries public.
January 5, 201510 yr comment_101928 I did a small amount of research and it seems that he had a few inside contacts to get the info he got on contracts and bonuses and their structure. That along with research. To sell the site he would also need to sell his contacts to verify the information. And maybe that was the deal breaker. The NHL would pickup what this site did if they were smart. The site did a lot to promote the league in terms of drafts and interest in the game. And if not the NHL then then NHLPA since they were the ones who fought to make salaries public. Not only that but big time NHL media types would credit capgeek for their information. You are right, the NHL *should* have this set up.
January 5, 201510 yr comment_101997 Hope he recovers quickly. I used the site on a daily basis. Sure hope it'll be back up soon!
March 20, 201510 yr comment_112501 Matthew Wuest died today. sucks. Such a horrid disease. We must eradicate it from this planet. It kills far too many people.. G'damn cancer.
March 20, 201510 yr comment_112551 Very sad news. As far as his impact on hockey, who didnt use capgeek? Heard Bettman say NHL fans didnt want a capgeek style site on the NHL website. How wrong. When every sports journalist in North America was openly linking to a non-NHL approved site for information, it would make a lot of sense for the league to have their own version. If im the league, I approach his estate about buying the name in exchange for a charitable donation or something to that effect and honour the guy.
March 20, 201510 yr comment_112565 Not taking anything away from capgeek or the owner's passing but there are lots of other places to find out what players are making.
March 20, 201510 yr comment_112580 Very sad news. As far as his impact on hockey, who didnt use capgeek? Heard Bettman say NHL fans didnt want a capgeek style site on the NHL website. How wrong. When every sports journalist in North America was openly linking to a non-NHL approved site for information, it would make a lot of sense for the league to have their own version. If im the league, I approach his estate about buying the name in exchange for a charitable donation or something to that effect and honour the guy. Gary just mentioned this same thing that there are many people who want the league or PA to create a capgeek in honour of Matthew
March 20, 201510 yr comment_112583 If im the league, I approach his estate about buying the name in exchange for a charitable donation or something to that effect and honour the guy. Why a charitable donation? Buy the site and name it after him. I don't see why the family should just give away the site considering all the work and expense that he had put into it.
May 7, 201510 yr comment_118209 http://www.generalfanager.com/ The "new" Capgeek Still cant believe the NHL blew the opportunity to do this.
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