TAMPA, Fla. -- Ten years before he was one of the most coveted hired guns at the NHL trade deadline, Detroit Red Wings defenseman Mike Green was a "Young Gun."
That was the nickname for his generation of Washington Capitals players during their Alex Ovechkin-led "Rock The Red" resurgence, dominating the Southeast Division and exponentially increasing the size of their fan base with an electric atmosphere at the arena created by electrifying players. Chief among them was Green, a 22-year-old defenseman who created offense like few could from the blue line.