DeKeyser sees opportunities with Green

Mike Green will be a welcome addition to the Red Wings' blue line, where he will also be a fixture on the team's power-play unit. (Photo by Dave Reginek/Detroit Red Wings) DETROIT – Not since Nicklas Lidstrom and Brian Rafalski in 2010-11, have the Red Wings had the offensive benefit of two defensemen reach the 40-point plateau in a single season.

Danny DeKeyser hopes that changes this season, and that’s a real possibility with the free-agent signing of veteran blue liner Mike Green – who played the first 10 seasons on his NHL career with the Washington Capitals – and Niklas Kronwall is coming off back-to-back 44-plus point seasons.

“I think with the past few years the back end we’ve wanted…