Mike Green: A Red Jersey on the Blue Line

An up-top look at one of the most impressive careers of any man to don the red sweater.

If not for sharing a locker room with Alex Ovechkin, Mike Green would arguably be the most polarizing figure of the last decade for the Washington Capitals.

In his 10 seasons with the Caps, Green has earned a reputation for big-time offensive chops, a power-play mastermind and an absolute terror with the puck on his stick. He's also— deservedly or not— been criticized for ghastly turnovers, for an inability to absorb a hit, and for being a defensive liability when the ice is tilted unfavorably (which, to be fair, it rarely has been when Green is skating).

Regardless of how heavy either side of Mike Green's…