FantasyGM Mode
A sandbox where fantasy-hockey players and armchair GMs can simulate NHL offer sheets and cap recapture, then share the results to argue on social.
Fantasy hockey league members and armchair NHL GMs on Reddit and Twitter
- Drag-and-drop offer-sheet builder with automatic cap and compensation-pick math
- Crowd-sourced 'would your team match?' voting thread embedded
- Import your league roster for a what-if if your star got poached
- Export to shareable graphic for Reddit, Bluesky, or league group chat
RFA drama like Hayton's gets fans debating offer-sheet mechanics nonstop - the excitement crests on the same day a tool would have its highest traffic.
Offer-sheet drama spikes are real (Hayton offer sheet hit NHL.com, Sporting News, theScore, MSN) and HFBoards threads ran hundreds of posts, but actual offer sheets per NHL year number in the low single digits — traffic is episodic, not steady.Confirmed Offer Sheet: [NJD] F Barrett Hayton signs offersheet with the Devils ↗Hayton gets offer sheet from Devils; Mammoth can match ↗
Core offer-sheet math already exists free at PuckPedia (offer-sheet tracker), CapWages (offer-sheet calculator), and DraftProspectsHockey 'Franchise Mode' simulator — the differentiation is thin and likely just a 'share to social' wrapper.NHL Offer Sheet Tracker | Puckpedia ↗Offer Sheet Calculator | CapWages ↗NHL Franchise Mode 2026 — Free Cap Tool, GM Sim, Lines Builder ↗
Free dominant tools (PuckPedia, CapWages, DraftProspectsHockey) have set the expectation at $0 in this niche; fantasy-hockey is a much smaller segment than football/basketball and users are notoriously resistant to subscriptions.Offer Sheet Calculator | CapWages ↗Fantasy Hockey Market Report | In-Depth Market Analysis 2035 ↗
Offer sheets occur only a handful of times per NHL year and the NHL CBA compensation pick tiers rarely change, so usage is spike-driven and the novelty fades between CBA cycles.Mammoth match Devils' offer sheet for Hayton ↗
Compensation tiers and cap data are public and well-documented; building a UI + social-card generator is straightforward, though matching the depth of PuckPedia's live contract DB is non-trivial.