Darren Dreger

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4,636 appearances 35 recordings 1 series first heard Nov 2025 last heard 4d ago

Darren Dreger’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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OverDrive · Dreger on Babcock's role with the Oilers, Hiller leading the Maple Leafs and Fantilli's contract value · 23 Sep 2026 podcast

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But that's all about the approach of the team, the manager, and ownership. voice-verified

Some guys aren't afraid to just go, well, I might as well bite it now because I'm going to have to anyway. voice-verified

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And some teams are like, no, I'm going to make them sweat it out a little bit. voice-verified

For sure. voice-verified

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Yeah, it's an old-school approach in this case. voice-verified

But not to bore you with what happened in the boardroom in New York yesterday, but Bettman made an interesting point, and he wanted to clarify. voice-verified

So we've seen some of these big contracts get doled out, and everybody just assumes that, okay, well, that's going to be the way of the future. voice-verified

you know, the salary cap is going to continue to climb and these players are going to get massive chunks and all of that. voice-verified

And he made it clear, look, there is that recapture that's taken place and will continue for the next two years. voice-verified

And then the expectation is that it'll level off a little bit and then your salary cap growth will be commensurate with what your revenue growth is. voice-verified

So imagine how much that's going to impact some of these players and the deals that they're going to get in the next couple of years. voice-verified

Again, if you're Connor McDavid, you're the best player on the planet. voice-verified

You're going to be looking for a big chunk because that big chunk may not necessarily be the same in three years from now. voice-verified

So there's a lot of factors that go into these big deals now. voice-verified

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