Although injuries certainly help define the careers of the players who made our list, their on-ice accomplishments stand up on their own. And while not everyone on the list is assured of entry into the Hockey Hall of Fame, all will be remembered as tremendous talents who were dealt a cruel hand by fate.

10. Gary Roberts
Sat out an entire season with a career-threatening neck injury and was hurt for 20-plus games in seven other campaigns.

9. Alex Mogilny
Missed at least 15 games 10 times in 16 seasons.

8. Wendel Clark
Leafs mainstay a victim of his own bruising style.

7. Tim Kerr
Shoulder woes derailed Flyers star at age 33.

6. Eric Lindros
The 1995 Hart Trophy winner was never quite his intimidating self after a series of devastating concussions that contributed to his retirement at age 34.

5. Cam Neely
Boston legend hit 35-goal plateau in first five years with the Bruins, but played only 162 games in final five seasons thanks to a wonky knee.

4. Pavel Bure
Russian super-sniper played 70 or more games just five times during his NHL career, but he scored at least 50 goals in each of those seasons.

3. Peter Forsberg
Lingering foot and ankle problems have sidelined him for at least 20 games per season since 2003-04.

2. Mario Lemieux
Never played a complete season in either junior hockey or the NHL – and played 60 games or fewer in seven of his 18 pro seasons.

1. Bobby Orr
Bad knees limited the game’s greatest defenseman to 47 NHL games after he turned 27

Jesus christ, and to think some players today only start to come into their own at the age of 26-27. Can you guys imagine what a healthy Bobby Orr could have accomplished?

No need for violence, just tell her she's got a game misconduct and show her the door.

As I said in the GDT, the call on Rivet was horseshit. The Bruins player was holding onto Rivet's stick like it was the last fucking raft on the Titanic.

Pavel Bure had his NHL career ended courtesy of Curtis Brown in a Rangers loss to the Sabres.

Too bad Afinogenov is not on that list. I think he falls in at #11.

max wasnt oft injured compared to alot of these players.

Unfortunately, he was, in his last two years with Buffalo.

No, those were minor injuries. He wasn't injury prone like Forsberg and Bure were.

Unfortunately, he became injury prone. You do not get paid $3,000,000+/year to get injured and sit out 30-something games a season.

No need for violence, just tell her she's got a game misconduct and show her the door.

As I said in the GDT, the call on Rivet was horseshit. The Bruins player was holding onto Rivet's stick like it was the last fucking raft on the Titanic.