Washington Capitals screw over 23 NHL teams with recent purchase

In recent days the Washington Capitals made a deal to buy the popular NHL contract website CapFriendly. The site kept track of contracts, buyouts, and other various things pertaining to the salary cap and had a lot of user tools as well.

Adding on to this news Elliotte Friedman confirmed that 23 NHL teams utilized the CapFriendly as their resource to manage contracts. This means that all 23 will now either need to find a new public source to use or create their own system from the ground up.

Now there likely will be a replacement for CapFriendly that emerges throughout the summer however it is not guaranteed to be as good. If NHL teams want to ensure the same quality they will likely need to invest resources in creating their own version of the site.

As the offseason gets underway and CapFriendly is eventually shut down it will be interesting to see how long it takes for a new site to take its place. Hopefully, in the near future, we will have a new resource to utilize.