It's clearly time for a new name. How about Camp Rosey?
For years, Rod Brind'Amour was the man in charge of the Canes' informal workouts before the team's preseason training camp began. The former captain was a taskmaster and "Camp Brind'Amour" became the name of the workouts.
Brind'Amour now is an assistant coach on Paul Maurice's staff. Gone also are such veterans as Erik Cole and Joe Corvo. Today, when the workout began at Raleigh Center Ice, it was Chad LaRose doing most of the organizing and LaRose's voice being heard the most.
"You need to be a little bit of a voice, so there's a little direction out there," LaRose said. "Day One, here we go."
But LaRose didn't go it alone. Goaltenders Cam Ward and Brian Boucher also were on the ice.
"They're a big part of our team, and I wanted to make sure this was their first time on the ice and get them going and do some drills they wanted to do, so they could get some shots," LaRose said.
Also on the ice Monday were Patrick Dwyer, Jamie McBain, Jiri Tlusty, Zac Dalpe, Justin Faulk and Jon Matsumoto. Anthony Stewart arrived just after the workout and should join the group Tuesday.
Having missed the playoffs for the second straight year, the Canes again had an extended summer. It's not what anyone wanted, but the loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the final regular-season game kept them out of the playoffs.
"If you were like me, you went home with a sour taste in your mouth and you wanted to get back as soon as possible," Dwyer said.
Training camp begins Sept. 16 with player physicals, and the first on-ice work will be Sept. 17 at the RBC Center. The first exhibition game is Sept. 19 at Buffalo. Find the complete preseason schedule here.
"I know we're going to have a good team and I know through training camp (Maurice) is going to get us going and it's going to be an exciting time," LaRose said.
A Raleigh native, Chip has worked at the N&O since 1979 and is the Canes beat writer. He can be reached at 
