The opener to the 2006 Final ended with one of the biggest moments of the series, sidelining the Oilers' starter against the Hurricanes.
With the 20th anniversary of the Carolina Hurricanes' Stanley Cup championship team less than a year away, there's still one shadow that looms large over the 2006 Stanley Cup Final, especially for Oilers fans. Game 1 of the series features one of the biggest "What ifs?" in organization history, casting some doubt over whether the Hurricanes would've been champs.