The worst of Ryan Getzlaf

Wednesday night was a bittersweet evening for Ryan Getzlaf. The Anaheim Ducks captain helped his team to knock off the Dallas Stars 4-3 in game one of the Western Conference first round series. Getzlaf scored a first period goal and assisted on another, but he would be forced to leave the game in the dying seconds after taking a Tyler Seguin slap shot in the face. Getzlaf required stitches to close the wound, but he is not currently expected to miss game two on Friday. Hockey players, man. 

Although he already has a Stanley Cup and two Olympic gold medals to his credit, Getzlaf has had his less impressive moments over the course of his nine-year career. From being on the receiving end of a reckless hit to dishing out some of his own, and all the nostril clearing in between... here is the worst of Ryan Getzlaf.

A Tyler Seguin slap shot to the face

Nothing says playoff hockey quite like scoring a goal, an assist, and blocking a slap shot with your face in game one. 

Kyle Quincey sends Getzlaf into the boards face first

That puck Getzlaf took to his kisser is nothing. Check out Quincey driving the big guy's face into the dasher. Getzlaf left the game, but returned later because of course he did. 

Getzlaf and Perry team up for a tantrum versus Detroit

Hey, look, it's the son of the Pee Wee C team's coach and his buddy behaving like the 14-year olds they are... no, that's Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry.

Getzlaf's blatant knee-on-knee hit of Juraj Mikus

Michal Handzus scored on the ensuing five minute power play to help Slovakia make it to the semi-final of the 2012 World Championship. Not one of Getzlaf's finer moments. 

Gatorade can't penetrate glass

I mean, c'mon, there are hungover people all over the world who could use that Gatorade. So wasteful. 

Getzlaf goes double snot-rockets on the bench

You can take Ryan Getzlaf out of Regina, but you can't take Regina out of Ryan Getzlaf.

The de-evolution of Getzlaf's hairline

Look at all those feathers... and like that, it's gone.

Look, I'm not trying to make bald jokes here. Hell, I'm well on my way to Yul Brynner town right now. All I'm saying is it's time embrace the losses and take a razor to the dome a la Mark Messier and Mats Sundin. Ryan Getzlaf is the hero the bald men deserve.