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 Skookum Jim
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Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
4 Cups
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| Adam wrote on Tue, 11 June 2024 16:31 |
Some ridiculous stuff being reported by Elliotte Friedman on this. The NHL sees contract data as proprietary and they dislike that sites like this exist? They don't think fans want or need this information - even though it informs discussions on things like trades??? Apparently because of that, even if the Caps wanted it to remain live, the NHL would force them to close the site as soon as it has been purchased.
It seems so stupid from every angle. Just as when we lost the last three of these sites, someone is going to copy the general format and information and we'll have a new one up in a couple of weeks. So what's the point of paying to acquire what everyone is going to have access again to soon (although from Oil Change we know that certain teams like the Oilers do historically rely on the free websites for information, so if you took it down at the right time of the year, you might be able to trip up a couple of squads).
And for the fans, we lose a resource for a little while and have to find the new one and live with whatever bugs it has at the outset and the knowledge that in two years when it gets enough fame, some NHL team is going to buy it and start the process all over again.
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The NHL could possibly be able to close it down if its owned by the Caps now.. because they are a franchise bound by NHL governance.. but no way they could shut down a publicly owned website.. constitutional grounds.
Not just the Oilers would have used CP as a tool.. most NHL teams used it.. one of the reasons speculated why the Caps bought it.. create a team advantage.. if only temporary.. until teams got their own data built up.. its stupid.. the NHL should have bought it and posted it for the public.. like the NFL does with injuries.. especially if there is sports betting involved.. can't have this information kept hidden from the public.. it creates a betting advantage that isn't available to everyone.. creates all kinds of gambling law violations.
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