Stanley Cup champion coach is down with nuking the preseason: 'Guys just want to play'

And while it's great to see all 32 teams back on the ice, there's no denying that the games aren't all that exciting, or even necessary.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.

This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.That's why Rod Brind'Amour, head coach of the Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes, is in favor of doing away with it entirely.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour talked about why he thinks it's time to do away with the preseason.

(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)"Guys just want to play.Guys just want to drop the puck and start for real," the Canes bench boss said during an appearance on TSN's "Overdrive" on Monday.

"They don't like practicing — nobody does."He's right.Allen Iverson told us years ago that talking about practice is a waste of time.Not a game, not a game...

we're talkin' practice, man.Interestingly, this comes as the NHL's latest collective bargaining agreement cut the preseason from six games to four.Those two games were tacked onto the regular season, which now jumps to 84 games.NHL REVEALS THAT A NEW ALL-STAR FORMAT IS ON THE WAY, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD BE A WINNERBut that's not short enough for Brind'Amour, who thinks it should pound sand altogether, saying that he would prefer not to waste meaningless games on the fans.Besides, the team is picked most of the time anyway."It's not like even I remember, there were always spots available," he said.

"There were 10 guys maybe that you knew were on the team, then there were a couple of guys that were fighting for a spot here.Maybe even a goalie spot might've been open," Brind'Amour said.

"That doesn't happen now, hardly ever.The team's picked."They're fair points, and it looks like we're headed in that direction, but I think the pre...