There’s a common cliche in sports. It goes like this: “Father time is undefeated”. No professional athlete is immune to beating it, and the so-called Fountain of Youth for athletes is only in human imagination. Unfortunately for Vancouver Canucks twins Daniel and Henrik Sedin, we’re slowly witnessing the end of the line for two remarkable careers.
This shouldn’t come as a surprise. Most 36-year-old forwards aren’t near the top in team scoring, and the twins have been this team’s best pair of forwards since 2005-06. They’ve been asked to log heavy minutes this season (Daniel 18:39 per game, Henrik 19:26) and don’t have 2010 Alexandre Burrows to play with anymore.