ARLINGTON, va. — A day after turning 30, Alex Ovechkin opened training camp with the Washington Capitals for his 11th NHL season.
If the guy known as "Ovi" was blasé about the milestone birthday — "Next year, it's going to be 31," he noted with a shrug — his attitude about entering his second decade in the league took on a far more serious tone Friday.
"I feel like a real veteran right now, obviously. We have to do some big things right now," Ovechkin said, "because (it's been) 10 years, and obviously it's been the same thing.