#user stereax

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i am watching all of twitter freak out over macklini grabbing cooley and flipping him to the ground like "oh my god the baby is fighting!!! why is he fighting!!!" and I am just sitting there like. yes. of course he would be! for you see, he is Goon (lovingly) (thinking about when he reportedly was going at it with his captain in a BU practice after possibly concussing one of his teammates in practice) (just macklin things ig)

like I know some 1oas (bedard, jhughes) are built like a twig and fall over at a stiff breeze but I promise you celebrini plays physical. in fact he is probably now begging goonwag luke kunin to teach him how to scrap so he can be the best at that too

incredible message to wake up to. good morning stereax beloved <3

I'm gonna need a citation for Macklin going at it with McCarthy (are you saying Mack was the one who possibly concussed a guy.??) because if true that is certifiably.... yeah. klajsdkljaskl [EDIT: citation acquired for mixing it up with McCarthy.] and I genuinely got no clue about jhughes but afaik Bedard is actually kind of a small tank? small, but a tank! (<- all me being pedantic)

fun fact you can go back in time on this blog and see my eyes bugging out as I liveblog a BU match where Macklini runs a guy into the boards LMAO. I'm a believer that he's a subsistence goon, by the by... I think he's proven he can play a hard but clean game so far in the NHL and he's only really gonna get mixed up if someone goes at him or a teammate, as was the case last night.

in any case i am hardly a scholar, i really did just watch a few matches and do some light reading for a primer (at the time we hadn't won the draft lottery yet so he was sorta just an honourable mention slide) @wheelsnipecelebrini would probably be able to weigh in on his college career better than me <3

re: the fuss about it on socmed... there's probably something to be said here about the whole "he's a baby" thing. idk if im the one to talk to about it at length. it IS inchresting to me the way people will take his youth and sorta run with it as a defining trait (and all the extra tags that go along with youth: softness, innocence, etc.) some kinda flanderisation effect going on here...?

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noble korshrimpski i am devouring all your primers..... chewing on the silliness.................... and the gifs <3 v v good gifs <3 cronch cronch

pleaBe give me the motivation to work on my devils one it is insanely overdue :(

hehehehe hello tumblr user stereax i'm glad you enjoy my gifs and silliness

but i believe in you!! i would love to see a devils one they are very cool, i love their jeresy-jeresy

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CapFriendly Alternative Sites MegaPost

(Last update: 07/27 - added CapSized.)

As we are all likely aware by now, the Washington Capitals have decided to ruin everyone's lives by purchasing and sunsetting CapFriendly. The site has gone dark as of July 10, 2024.

While the hockey community has experienced a similar loss before, with the death of Matthew Wuest and the subsequent loss of CapGeek, this is a markedly different situation that sets a troubling precedent - namely, that freely usable, public NHL data is now available to the highest bidder, who can then revoke access to the data at a minute's notice. Two things can coexist: we can be happy for the makers of CapFriendly that they are being compensated well for their services while also scorning the Washington Capitals organization for choosing to turn off CapFriendly entirely.

Under the cut, please find a list of free CapFriendly alternatives and other websites that contain NHL data. (In some cases, they are mostly free - however, most/all important information for lay analysis is available for free.) This list is dynamic and taking suggestions, so please feel free to send me any websites you find at @stereax and check the original post for updates!

PART 1: SALARY CAP TRACKERS

PuckPedia: The New CapFriendly

PuckPedia is the closest replacement to CapFriendly currently available. It contains salary cap information for all teams and players, draft pick information, several calculators including a buyout calculator and a pick value calculator, agent information, and more. They also run PuckDoku! The biggest strike against PuckPedia is its lack of simulators (Armchair GM, mock draft, or trade simulators); however, in the wake of the CapFriendly news, PuckPedia shared that an Armchair GM simulator is under active development. 07/05 Update: PuckGM is here! You can also react to prospective PuckGMs (thumbs up, thumbs down, laugh, think emojis).

CapSized: Labor of Love

Referred to me by @nonslipdoormat and billed as a "solo female developer's project" (nonslipdoormat IS said developer!), CapSized is a site that's designed similarly to CapFriendly. It has some features other sites lack, such as trade histories going back to 2003 (with some entries as old as 1964!) and a detailed transactions page again stretching YEARS into the past. The more you poke around, the more cool things you uncover. Its primary purpose is to be a "visual database", but calculators and an NHL GM mode are on the list of future additions. I'll be dead honest, I think this is my favorite cap-checker site because of all the extra utilities. Super excited to see where this project goes!

Referred to me by @reavenedges-lies. A "baby site" that has some of the basics of salary cap info, plus a buyout calculator, qualifying offer calculator, and trade proposal maker. The trade proposal maker is prone to error and seems to only be useful for graphics. It can be a useful site for some, but it would not be my first choice.

CapWages: CapFriendly Lite

Another alternative to PuckPedia that mimics CapFriendly in design and is more intuitive for users going directly from CapFriendly to an alternative site. Like PuckPedia, it now features a GM mode, but the GM mode is in beta and is not fully functional (it only shows contracts currently existing at the NHL level). Nevertheless, for checking salary cap info, it is very good and I recommend it. Also now has a buyout calculator.

CapSpace: Young Gun

BenchWarmers: Greenhorn

Similar to CapSpace but perhaps a little better in the design department. I like how, if you don't have an account, it acts like you're Kyle Dubas and has you watching Toronto and Carolina. Has a few neat stats (like "core four" which shows how much the four most expensive players are making) that I haven't seen easily replicated on other sites, but functionality is rather limited outside of that, which is why it's also not my first choice.

Spotrac: Another Salary Cap Checker

An alternative to PuckPedia for salary cap information. However, it lacks much of the information and functionality of PuckPedia or most other sites listed here.

PART 2: ADVANCED STATS

NaturalStatTrick: The Holy Grail of Stats

NaturalStatTrick, or NatStat for short, is a site that contains just about any stat you can think of for any team or player. It has a learning curve but is generally understood to be the most reliable stat tracker available for free. You can even view stats for individual games on it!

MoneyPuck: DTWoMeter and More

You know it from the Deserve-to-Win-o-Meter or its playoff odds rings, but MoneyPuck has a lot of useful data as well if you do a little browsing. Generally, I've heard that MoneyPuck is less accurate than NatStat, but is easier to use, especially on mobile.

HockeyViz: "If I Ever Sell, I Failed"

Home of the Simple Hockey Charts, HockeyViz has a visual for just about every stat out there. You've almost certainly seen some of them before. Most of them are completely free to the public! They're super useful for visualizing stats as more than "just numbers", allowing you to see exactly WHERE things are happening on the ice.

HockeyStatCards: GameScore Kings

Again, you've probably seen HockeyStatCards's GameScore charts. Using data from NatStat (see above) and an algorithm created by Dom Luszczyszyn, it provides a simple GameScore number that tells you whether a player is having a positive or negative impact on the ice for every game in the NHL.

PART 3: SPECIALIZED SITES

NHL Armchair GM: Building Rosters

This site allows you to Armchair GM a roster. Notably, it has a steeper learning curve than CapFriendly and does not have a forum or other way to easily save and publicize your Armchair GM moves. However, it can be useful to make Armchair GMs and have visuals for them.

NHL Entry Draft: With the First Overall Pick...

This site contains a ton of draft resources, from a mock draft simulator to scouting reports. Definitely a useful site for those who are interested in the entry draft. I've seen a couple of mock draft sites, but this one seems to have by far the easiest and arguably most expansive way to use it.

NHL Injury Viz: Rulers of LTIR

Here, you can explore the relationship between the injuries of players, their cap hits, and how teams did without them. Very useful when you're arguing that a certain player going down doomed the team.

PART 4: MORE TYPES OF DATA

HockeyReference: The Good Old Days

Hockey Reference is best used for surface level data about older players. It has some trivia sections as well, for if you ever wanted to know all players wearing certain jersey numbers, sharing a certain birthday, or hailing from Alaska.

EliteProspects: Every League Imaginable

Want to know the roster of a third-tier league in Quebec? EliteProspects has you covered. Literally every league on the face of the Earth, currently existing and not, EliteProspects has info on. Any player you can possibly name, EliteProspects has their stats from atom hockey all the way to the end of their career.

HockeyDB: Another Spot for Stats

HockeyDB, referred to me by @reavenedges-lies, is another solid site for looking up basic hockey stats. Also has a ton of leagues, similar to EliteProspects. Has a hockey card feature as well that shows you cards featuring the player you've looked up, which is neat!

PART 5: FORUMS

HFBoards: Hockey Forums

Probably the most well-known hockey forum out there. If you want to talk puck on a more forum-like site, similar to CapFriendly's forums, this is the one for you.

PART 6: CAPFRIENDLY ARCHIVES

SergeiFyodorov's CapFriendly FAQ Drive

Curated by @sergeifyodorov. Originally posted here and sent to me by @fellowshipofthegay. Archives of the CapFriendly FAQs!

Got a site that's not listed here? Let me know at @stereax and I'll add it! Remember: While CapFriendly may be going away, hockey analysis is here to stay!

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VAN PUCKPOCKETED

WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE DUB FOREVERMORE

https://x.com/PuckReportNHL/status/1902767206124994584?t=YIyayznKG9I7K4X4oUeEiw&s=19

FREEEEEEEEEEEE (with ads)!!!!!!!

STEREAX DOT TUMBLR !!!! and anon !! I LOVEEEE getting pings for Thing I Enjoy thank you for thinking of meeee (and thank you everyone who hit me up in dms askljdaslk <33)

excerpts from Victory+ and WHL come together on most comprehensive streaming deal in junior hockey history

The deal will see the WHL regular season and playoff games streamed for free on Victory+ starting with the 2025 WHL Playoffs.

Victory+ and the WHL will offer free livestreaming of more than 700 WHL Regular Season games featuring all 22 WHL Clubs, the WHL Playoffs, classic games from the WHL archives, and unique on-demand content.

The WHL Playoffs will be available on Victory+ without geo-restrictions, giving fans the opportunity to follow their favorite teams and players on the road to the championship. With Victory+ offering a free, ad-supported streaming service, this ensures that the game is accessible to everyone, no matter where they are or what devices they use, including Samsung and Vizio smart TVs, Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, iOS, Android and web browser.

The WHL Playoffs will be available to stream live and on-demand starting March 28, 2025, and continuing until the beginning of the WHL Championship Series. Fans will be able to watch the complete 2025/26 WHL season beginning in September 2025.

My experience w/ Victory+ as a platform:

From watching Ducks games this season, they are only available for 2-3 days after first broadcast. I'd like to know how long they plan to keep the WHL games up!

Ongoing production quality issues. De-synced audio, glitchy video. Not the most stable or polished platform so I'm wondering how that's gonna go with the WHL given they've gotta manage 22 team broadcasts.

Video player is kinda ass. Clunky, no timestamps for goals or period markers, no closed caption options.

And I mean, the jankiness of any Major Junior broadcast is part of the charm - sooo much fun when I tune in for Wednesday Nights in the Dub!! But I'd love to.experience the actual hockey too <3

In the end these are small potatoes compared to FREE HOCKEY! FREE HOCKEY!!! FREEEEE HOCKEYEEEEEEE

WHL SUPREMACY FOREVER AND EVER GOODBYE!!!!

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junior hockey take: i miss luke woodworth (i might get to see him in person in january) (i will be wearing that jersey of his)

HOCKEY TAKE: TGHE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA- OMAHA MAVERICKS IS WINNING THE NATTY

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dude you would love alexis cournoyer

handing you the mic!! who is he

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i am begging sports writers to stop calling them the north dakota fighting sioux. please. the name changed ten years ago. and it's racist.

🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️ nodak fighting hawks is cute stop deadnaming themm

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hani-FIN he did it for us 😌

LOVE WINS. NARRATIVES WIN. ME WHEN MY TEAM SWINGS FOR THE FENCES AT THE DEADLINE INSTEAD OF SITTING ON THEIR HANDS AND WE GET BEST-ON-BEST HOCKEY

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wait he was tRADED??? FOR HONDA CIVIC??????????????

GOOD MORNING yeahghhfh they were talking about it a bit during the game. dont remember what they said </3 i have to leave my house but i saw your first ask and can i just say IM GLAD I DIDNT HAVE TO BREAK THE NEWS TO YOU😭

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flexible circles of diamonds

also macias :(

FLEXIBLE CIRLCE OF DIAMONDS FOR YUOU AND YOR LOVED ONES!!!

Scouring twt for news of your boy :( WHL the violence and killing league…. Just saw someone get cross-checked into the net so hard it came off its moors and no penalty on the play LMAO

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scoreboard watch volts KILLED themmm <3 luke woodworth 3 point night and second star :3

that game played so early the notifications got buried by the 5 other games i was tracking 😭 HELL YEAH 7-1 STOMP!!! look at them goo <3

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question what does tag 7n lava mean

also question any omissions on your wip tracker post (this is about lw19 it is always about him but please no rushes no worries i just don't want it to rot in purgatory forever did i tell you he's goin to u-nebraska-omaha to get an education and also play college hockey :>)

7n lava is a tag for a friend — just some fun highlights of posts i think they might appreciate!

I think i folded that post into the prospects ask in my mind LOL whoops!! And yeah you DID!!! Im so happy for him <3 get your education, Roman……

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"can't you guys go back to harassment" you're a weenie and you smell like a really bad yankee candle HAHA OWNEDDD NYEHHH :P :P :P

YOUR PLUSHIES GOSSIP ABOUT YOU BEHIND YOUR BACK THEY TOLD ME THEY THINK YOURE A SILLY GOOSE

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Why are you asking that pigdog what rhey think of anaheim draft? The attention-seeking lying ass scum doesnt know shot about hockey. Literally not a single fucking thing. Nothing bad dramatic ignorant takes. Hell the fuck no.

you know, I wasn't gonna answer this, I was just gonna delete it, but fuck it I might as well.

on this website, tumblr, there are things called "friends". don't know if you've heard of them? "friends" are people who you like and who like you. generally you follow each other. you interact with each other's content a lot. might root for different teams but we can still appreciate each other's vibes.

so when a friend gets second overall in the draft lottery for their favorite team, the proper response, at least imo, is to ask them what they think of the projected 2oa. maybe they haven't seen fantilli, haven't watched the clips. hell, I don't know much about him myself.

for what it's worth, from what I've heard I expect fantilli to be a massive add to the ducks (in 24-25, as umich basically confirmed he's staying another year), and with a stronger defense, the ducks have a genuine shot at being contenders by that point. probably wildcard contenders, as far as things go. they're still stacking on draft picks that will still (probably) need to develop, and there's a lot of question marks, especially because vegas, edmonton, and seattle are all super strong teams with (imo) little chance of falling off soon and the kings are the kings (for better and for worse). canucks should be able to wildcard contend going forward as long as they can maneuver the 24-25 resigning frenzy. flames are in a massive implosion and hopefully their new coach can fix them. san jose's meier trade cemented them as now going to rebuild so take them out for another 3-5 years or so, imo. so the conference will be tough and i wouldn't expect immediate success when fantilli joins, but i can see them in 2, 3, 4 years being a strong team.

i'm not gonna speculate on fantilli lines (zegras-fantilli-terry?) because i'm a devils fan and i have learned that lines don't mean SHIT, but fantilli will be a top6 power center barring some massive breakdown or rangers-style development. i expect that to push zegras to wing full time and for the coach to cook with fantilli 1C mctavish 2C, of course barring trades and whatever else have you.

so yeah! the ducks'll be fun! looking forward to that.

so anyways, that's what you do when someone's favorite team gets the 2oa pick! be happy for them. not rage and seethe and whine and blast other people's inboxes insulting their friends while hiding under anonymity, because you can't cope with other people's happiness.

look man, just get some help. it'll be good for you. beat up a pillow or something.