If you spiked their water bottles with truth serum, the fact is most Winnipeg Jets would probably prefer jumping right into the fire and start the regular season now.
But that's not how life works in the NHL, where training camp is a necessary evil.
This year's edition will be a near carbon-copy of the squad that finished second-overall in the league last year (52-20-10), marched past the Minnesota Wild and nudged out the Nashville Predators before ultimately falling to the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference final.