With training camp approximately a month away, sports writer Ted Kulfan will analyze each of the Red Wings’ position groups in upcoming days. Today: Defensemen.
Detroit — Mike Green could have gone elsewhere, maybe for more money, but there really wasn’t any thought of doing so.
Despite his name being a fixture in rumors since the February trade deadline — he had his choice of several contending teams — Green had another idea in mind.
He wanted to stay in Detroit. As a Red Wing.
“I love it there in Detroit, I really do,” Green said, upon re-signing July 1 with the Red Wings on a two-year contract worth $10.