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Get StartedDetroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland was watching in the second round of the playoffs when the Washington Capitals spit up a 3-1 series lead against the New York Rangers.
So Holland knows exactly what he’s getting in defenseman Mike Green, whom he signed to a three-year deal Wednesday with an average salary cap hit of $6 million -- the same money Green was making in Washington.
Holland knows that the $6 million a year means he is getting a dynamic back-end player who can move the puck seamlessly from the defensive zone, join the rush, and finish plays as well as most any defenseman in the league.
The longtime Red Wing GM also knows he’s getting a defenseman that the Capitals coaching staff tried to hide as much as possible last season, reducing Green’s five-on-five exposure by moving him to the third pairing while still giving him ample power-play time to try and maximize his considerable offensive talents.
Green is 29. He's not even close to being long in the tooth
Richards is 35. A veteran yes, but not ancient in NHL terms. There are still guys in their 40s plugging along.
I hope you are right..
Hopefully they both stay healthy.... Last two season he has played 70 and 72 games. looks like he battled injuries the three seasons before that. He only averages 63 games a season.. Probably a few games higher if you take out year one..
Richards looks more durable as his last six seasons are games played as followed.
80,72,82,46,82,76. He averages 70 a season in his long career.. Old guys get hurt hopefully neither will..
Eh searching for negatives in something like this is kinda stretching it. Just be happy.
Just an opinion Z. Heck i am the only one that hardly post on the Wings board in the regular season. Not negative at all just looking at the numbers...I just wanted impact.. Hope both have a big impact.. But Holland and his free agents have been sub par recently and he whiffed on Hossa over Franzen. It's Just after getting all this money under the cap the last few years I was hoping for a bigger splash..
Not sure what you wanted...Most sites had Mike Green as the top free agent available.
So, they made the biggest splash possible. And it fit a glaring need.
Ok hope your right for sure.. Tired of the hawks winning Cups... If Holland and the wings had just some luck with few tweaks here and there since 2008 and i think we could have had another cup or two.. I Like the drafting Holland and his staff do for sure especially the draft positions we have had the last 20+ years.. It really is amazing...I will try not and be spoiled about it anymore..
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