Capgeek ceases operations

[joshjull]

@BuffNewsVogl: This is terrible, terrible, terrible news. RT @capgeek http://t.co/g10wZ2Q34q has permanently ceased operations. http://t.co/oARm6TvSka …

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.

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[sba]

Hope for the best for Matthew first and foremost. Must be very serious.

 

[ZeroPT*]

Well that sucks. Best wishes to the man.

 

[Afino]

If it's serious enough to shut the entire site down permanently, it can't be good.

All the best and thanks for the site and the time you put in it.

 

[slip]

Awesome resource. Will be sorely missed.

 

[old kummelweck]

certainly a labor of love.

 

[C Note]

Noooooooooo

So useful. Probably my favorite hockey site.

Smallest silver lining ever: maybe now people will knock it off with the salary floor nonsense because they'll have no idea how close or far Buffalo is from it.

 

[Zip15]

Guy is only 35. Think I'll schedule that physical tomorrow. Get well, Matthew.

 

[Jame]

Terrible news

 

[vcv]

Absolute shame. Labor of love is right. Can't think of another sports site more universally useful to fans to team executives. Hope all turns out well for Matt but gut says things are pretty bad.

 

[brian_griffin]

Sad on 3 fronts:
The sheer utility of the site as an aid to so many.
The fact the site is so dependent on a singular individual.
What must be very serious / tragic medical situation.

 

[TehDoak]

I have to imagine given the amount of traffic and utility there is, someone or some group of people will take over operation/outright purchase the site.

 

[yahhockey]

Looks like it could be serious but whatever the issue is hopefully he pulls through it.

Does this mean the GMs/staffers will have to do their own cap calculations? Someone is going to make a mistake and end up being four or five million over/under the cap.

You know the old saying, you don't know what you got 'til it's gone...

 

[wunderpanda]

Hope he is okay, terrible way to begin a year

http://stats.nhlnumbers.com/teams/BUF?year=2015 is still around tho

 

[Jacob582]

Wow. I'm in shock.

 

[TehDoak]

Looks like it could be serious but whatever the issue is hopefully he pulls through it.

Does this mean the GMs/staffers will have to do their own cap calculations? Someone is going to make a mistake and end up being four or five million over/under the cap.

You know the old saying, you don't know what you got 'til it's gone...

Ha. Almost all front offices have their own internal numbers and an employee whose job it is to make sure everything adds up. I'm sure capgeek was used as a quick reference, however.

 

[Jame]

Someone needs to buy it

 

[SackTastic]

Someone needs to buy it

"While this decision may raise many questions, it is requested that you respect Matthew's privacy and wish for no media or purchase inquiries."

 

[SackTastic]

Looks like it could be serious but whatever the issue is hopefully he pulls through it.

Does this mean the GMs/staffers will have to do their own cap calculations? Someone is going to make a mistake and end up being four or five million over/under the cap.

You know the old saying, you don't know what you got 'til it's gone...

You mean exactly what they were already doing?

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

Hope he is okay, terrible way to begin a year

http://stats.nhlnumbers.com/teams/BUF?year=2015 is still around tho

I've used this site for a while and find it easier to read, but it doesn't have the team building functions that many think are pretty cool. Though as a 40 year-old, I still find it just as easy to use a scratch pad to mess around. One legit problem is that under "cap hit", a player on an ELC has their signing bonus added in to the figure when it should not be. That's screwed up my calculations a few times.

 

[haseoke39]

The no purchase inquiries thing is weird. Like, I get that maybe you're sick and don't want to work about money stuff now, but appoint someone else to do it. Otherwise, you're saying it's a permanent shutdown, someone else is going to have to rebuild it and will, and you're out any recompense for a huge labor.

 

[Jame]

"While this decision may raise many questions, it is requested that you respect Matthew's privacy and wish for no media or purchase inquiries."

Weird

 

[Jame]

I've used this site for a while and find it easier to read, but it doesn't have the team building functions that many think are pretty cool. Though as a 40 year-old, I still find it just as easy to use a scratch pad to mess around. One legit problem is that under "cap hit", a player on an ELC has their signing bonus added in to the figure when it should not be. That's screwed up my calculations a few times.

Doesn't eklund own nhlnumbers now?

I haven't been to that site in a long time (thank you cap geek), back in the day it was terrible

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

Doesn't eklund own nhlnumbers now?

I haven't been to that site in a long time (thank you cap geek), back in the day it was terrible

I have no idea, but if he does I'll have to wipe it off my computer.

 

[Sabre the Win]

Someone will make a new site and profit which is unfortunate for the the capgeek owner that his health is the leading cause to this. He should have sold the site to the highest bidder. Even if the worst case scenario is your dying and there's no cure, at least you can leave money to your next of kin or family.