What if?

What if Dwayne Roloson, the man who took Edmonton to the Stanley Cup final, had not been injured in game one when they had that three goal lead? That could have made game six their fourth win and the celebration would have been in front of a different home crowd. You will remember how they dominated and actually shut Carolina out in that one.

What if the guy who replaced him had not misjudged his work behind the net, giving the game away? Maybe the same story. As it turned out, number three goalie came in and played like number one goalie.

And, here's a thought. What if they had won that first game and gone on to win in four or five? Jussi Markkanen (number three goalie above) would undoubtedly have been in the running for that Conn Smythe trophy instead of Carolina Cam. And, if not Jussi, it could easily have been Pronger or Smyth (That's Smythe without the "e").

Or maybe another Alberta boy? Yup, I'm thinkin' Fernando Pisani would have been most deserving. Scoring a respectable 16 goals in the regular season, the boy who grew up in Edmonton led his team in goals scored in the playoffs with 14.

Even if they didn't win the last game, any one of them could have been named the MVP of the series. Especially the ones who played in every game.