[Hockey News]

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) - Tom Renney flashed a big smile and laughed when asked how this year's playoff experience compares to last season.

"Well the fact that we're going into Game 3 with a couple of wins is probably all you need to know," he said.

The New York Rangers coach looked relaxed in a sweater and jeans following practice Monday.

And why not? His club is back home after two victories in Atlanta over the Southeast Division-champion Thrashers.

If the Rangers win consecutive games at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday and Wednesday, they can quickly wrap up the first-round series in a sweep. Last year, after a seven-season absence from the playoffs, New York dropped two in New Jersey and ended up being swept by the Devils.

New York Rangers look to finish off Atlanta Thrashers at home

[mervinout]

theres one thing that really worries me about tonight, its the retaliation penalities. The thrashers have been running the rangers for the first two games, and have shown no side of caring if the hit is clean or not. Its the playoffs and i expect that, what i also expect to see is the rangers returning the fire the first couple shifts, but if they decide to return cheap shots with cheap shots the thrashers will be on the powerplay all day.

[EmpireWF]

The Rangers dominated the Thrashers. The last time I checked, they led 5-0 in the 3rd period. Amazing performance by the Rangers.

One more win and it's a SWEEP!

[ThePundit]

Ranger fans don't get crazy. After all it's not a real 3 seed.

They should do away with the divisions in hockey. The Thrashers are a 3 seed like I'm a 3 seed. Is it fair that the Penguins get a worse match up than the Rangers?

I think not.

1940 forever!!

[9korona]

Originally Posted by EmpireWF

The Rangers dominated the Thrashers. The last time I checked, they led 5-0 in the 3rd period. Amazing performance by the Rangers.

One more win and it's a SWEEP!

Yup I'm pretty sure its going to be a sweep too. what an embarassing game for ATL fans

[mervinout]

your arguing for the peguins and the sens that they should be the higher seed thats fine but tdont say they deserve it more lol. The sens were 1-3 against atlanta wow thats a great record against a weaker team, and the pens were only 2-2, lets be honest the rangers were domiant the entire reamining streatch of the season and were going to take who ever they played out, if the rangers play there hockey i see them taking the sens out easily, and then you can call them a weak number four just so you can say 1940.