Being a top-end player like Sidney Crosby or Steven Stamkos in the NHL isn't an easy gig. When your team is winning, all is well with the universe and sleeping in peace isn't a tough part of the job.
These All-Stars are all one dinged post or whiffed glove save away from having nightmares about the same occurrence for the rest of their lives though—a fact that isn't lost on the ultra-competitive players that make up the league's elite.
Lift the Stanley Cup and all is forgiven. Bow out of the playoffs regularly and expect to hear it from both the hometown fans and those sitting in the stands supporting the opposition. Some of the moments are heartbreaking. Other moments are just embarrassing.
Regardless of the emotion attached to each one, they are all haunting in their own way.
All statistics appear courtesy of Hockeydb.com.
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