RALEIGH, NC -Since the onset of training camp the Canes have been split among two groups, practicing at separate times each morning due to the amount of players with the club. Initially beginning with 52 total skaters and netminders, the group is now down to 33, with 10 remaining transactions to be made ahead of next Thursday's regular season opener.
Notebook: Taking It Up A Notch
Canes enter final full week of training camp and preseason play with a new landscape

Since Friday, 15 players have been assigned to the Chicago Wolves, leaving just a mere six skaters and one goaltender remaining in the first group that took to the ice this morning at PNC Arena.
There is a sense that things are getting serious now.
Last week Rod Brind'Amour stated that his primary objective for the team's preseason games was to get a look at the young guys, but the tone has changed. The focus has turned to more of getting the "regulars" into game action, testing out different line combinations and defensive pairings in effort to fine-tune things a little better over the next few days.
"I'd like to see some chemistry with certain guys, but more than anything I want to make sure that we're getting closer to playing the game that we want to," the head coach shared following today's skate. Well aware that some of this summer's acquisitions are expected to play a huge role, he made special note that it's important for him to see the newcomers blending in with their new club stylistically.
Opportunity Knocks
Center Vincent Trocheck exited yesterday's Red-White scrimmage early with an injury, and despite not practicing Monday, Brind'Amour said that the team is just being overly cautious at this time.
Given the aforementioned information regarding getting regulars in the lineup tomorrow, Trocheck's absence leaves a gap down the middle.
Enter Seth Jarvis and Jack Drury.
While the head coach had not shared whether those two would be in or out of the lineup this week prior to the injury, they're now both expected to play tomorrow night.
Jarvis was slotted directly into Trocheck's role, centering a line and participating on the team's top power play unit, working with Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, Andrei Svechnikov and Tony DeAngelo.
When asked if that was going to be the case tomorrow, Brind'Amour said that it's more likely than not.
"Now's the time to give them every opportunity and we'll see where it goes from there."
A Tale of Two Netminders
Monday's media availability also allowed us the chance to talk with the team's expected netminding tandem, Frederik Andersen and Antti Raanta.
(Note: Alex Lyon cleared waivers on Saturday, but has not yet been assigned to Chicago, officially.)
Both brought a different energy to the room, both with positive attributes.
First, Andersen, who turned 32 on Saturday, brought a business-like and straight forward presence, very aimed on getting better every day.
"It was nice to get a game in last week. I got a decent amount of workload and I felt like I answered it well. My body's holding up and that's always a positive as well."
The native of Denmark stopped 36 of 37 shots placed upon him by Tampa Bay last Tuesday night in the team's 3-1 victory.
Then, bringing the humor to the nines, Antti Raanta had the room laughing hysterically when describing how he's fitting in on the team.
"Some guys have started to call me 'Father Finn' now. I don't know why," Raanta shared to a chorus of laughter. For those who missed it, the remark that the netminder made two weeks ago suggesting that Teuvo Teravainen, Sebastian Aho and Jesperi Kotkaniemi were all like children to him certainly appears to have grown legs. "I needed to do something to get my name out there," he said laughingly.
But the fun didn't stop with that joke.
When asked what his nickname usually is in both locker rooms that he's played in in the past, as well as here in Carolina, Raanta shared that he's typically referred to as "Rants". However, if neither that nor "Father Finn" suffices, there's always just the option of skipping a nickname altogether.
"I don't know why, but everyone just wants to yell my whole name all the time. It's just a weird thing, it's always An-tti Raa-nta. That's what I hear all the time. Brendan Smith is yelling it like ten times a day. It's funny."
On top of that, he also shared that Ian Cole is asking how to say phrases in Raanta's native language, suggesting that some of the U.S. and Canadian guys are attempting to join the Finnish mafia.
Humorous stuff.
So, as much as things are starting to get serious, the light-hearted nature of the club remains a key pillar.