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Among the more ridiculous cliches to which you'll be repeatedly subjected as a sports fan is the notion that there's a sense of urgency surrounding a team or a player because they or s/he "isn't getting any younger." Despite an incredibly rare skillset that combines hand/eye coordination, endurance and any number of other attributes that everyday folks can barely comprehend much less possess, athletes, shockingly, are on the same conveyor belt as the rest of us.
Alex Ovechkin isn't getting any younger. The Russian Machine may never break, but he does age.