The division title secured home-ice advantage through at least two playoff rounds. They open this series at home on Wednesday night.
THE SEASON NEXT. >> WELL, BY THE TIME THE CANES TAKE THE ICE TOMORROW, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN 4 DAYS SINCE THEY PLAYED THEIR LAST GAME. NOW THEY'RE READY TO GO, BUT THEY'RE ALSO HAPPY TO HAVE A BIT OF A RESPITE BEFORE PLAYING ANOTHER GRUELING PLAYOFF SERIES WRAL'S PAT WELTER HAS THE STORY. ROD BRIND'AMOUR IS CALLED THE FIRST ROUND. THE MOST EMOTIONAL EVEN THE MOST CHALLENGING. SO WHAT DOES THAT MAKE ROUND 2? >> THE TOWN IS ALREADY BEING LAID FOR GAME ONE HERE OF CAROLINA SERIES WITH THE RANGERS GET LOUD. THE MESSAGE IN THE TEENS DEFINITELY THANKFUL TO HAVE HOME ICE AFTER BATTLING DOWN THE STRETCH TO NEW YORK FOR THE METRO DIVISION. ALL THE USUAL IS ON THE ICE THIS MORNING. THE EMOTIONS OF THE CANE, 7 GAME SERIES OF PAST THE TEAM IS RESET, RE FOCUSED AND READY FOR GAME ONE. >> YOU COME OFF THAT HIGH. AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT YOU KNOW, A COUPLE DAYS. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY NO GAMES. AND YOU CAN A BREATH OF THE GROUP THAT'S MOST NORMAL. YOU GOT TO GET RIGHT BACK ON THEM AND GET BACK TO THAT LEVEL BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES ON, YOU KNOW, OFTEN A GAME LAST SATURDAY. I THINK EVERYONE WAS OBVIOUSLY SUPER BOMB AND THEN WE GOT SUNDAY OFF. SO I THINK THAT WAS KIND OF >> KIND OF WHERE EVERYBODY A LITTLE BIT COME DOWN ON. YOU KNOW, TODAY IT STARTED TO GET MORE MORE LIKE A GAME CAME TYPE OF FAT FAILING ON THE ICE AGAIN BROUGHT AS A FORMER RANGER BUT DIDN'T ACTUALLY PLAY AGAINST NEW YORK DURING THE REGULAR SEASON. >> ASKED ABOUT THAT. YOU POINTED OUT, YOU KNOW WHAT? I DIDN'T PLAY AGAINST BOSTON DURING THE REGULAR SEASON, EITHER HE LAUGHED AND SAID THAT'S TO GET THESE GAMES IN DURING THE PLAYOFFS. THEN CHRIS. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. PAT IS ALMOST HERE. GAME ONE BETWEEN NEW YORK RANGERS AND CAROLINA HURRICANES. THAT IS TOMORROW. PNC ARENA IS THE PLACE. 7 O'CLOCK IS THE TIME. AND OF COURSE, WRAL WILL BE
