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Capgeek's Matthew Wuest Knew What Others Did Not

03/20/2015 at 10:41am EDT

from Kevin Kurz of CSNBayArea,

Finally, like everyone else in the hockey community, I was saddened to learn of the tragic passing of Capgeek founder Matthew Wuest. I had some contact with Matt over the years, and it was always a pleasant and professional experience.

One quick story – back in the 2012 offseason at the NHL draft in Pittsburgh, I asked the Sharks front office if they had discussions yet on extending Marc-Edouard Vlasic, who was a pending unrestricted free agent the next summer. I was told that Vlasic was set to be a restricted free agent – not unrestricted.

That was contrary to what Capgeek had, so I let Matthew know that it was wrong.

Turned out, of course, that Capgeek was right. Vlasic was set to become an unrestricted free agent the next offseason due to his seven years of NHL experience, and a few weeks later on July 11, he signed a long contract extension with San Jose.

Perhaps Capgeek was informative to more than just hockey writers and fans.

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