St. Louis Blues publish page with player contracts and salaries

It was a big blow for NHL fans when CapFriendly announced they were shutting down their website after it was purchased by the Washington Capitals. People have since adapted and are starting to get familiar with the new sites, but the St. Louis Blues are making it easy for their fans.

The Blues have announced a new addition to their website and app called the Contract Tracker. While it is not a detailed addition, it is an important tool that lists every player on the Blues roster with a one-way NHL contract and other basic contract information.

Each player’s average annual value relative to the salary cap, the length of their contract and how the Blue acquired them are easily found on the new page. It also lists whether a player is a restricted or unrestricted free agent at the end of their contract.

The site isn’t overly fancy and doesn’t offer all the tools and extra bells and whistles found on sites like puckpedia.com, but the Blues are the first team to offer something like this to their fans.

The NHL has long opposed releasing contract information because it believes fans don’t care. The growing popularity of sites like Cap Geek, Cap Friendly, and now PuckPedia shows that this couldn’t be further from the truth.

When NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman was asked about Cap Geek in 2015, he said he didn’t know how they got all that salary information. When a player signs a new contract, it’s common for the signing team to reveal salary and term information as part of the release. Maybe that’s the reason for all this.

Regardless of what the NHL believes, fans have always been interested in player salaries and how their favorite teams are using their salary cap. Additionally, the NHL is a useful source for news outlets and insiders to stay up to date on what’s going on in the league.

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