The Detroit Red Wings are already minus DeKeyser; now Green is sidelined for 3-5 weeks. Maybe not top four defenders on a lot of teams but they are here, and what we’ve got to work with, that becomes extremely challenging to overcome in its own right.
Though to many teams Green would be a fourth or fifth defender he has impacted the Wings in a positive way this season playing as their top defender. During his 23 games played he’s been a guy that anchors the teams top power-play, yes they’ve struggled down the stretch. They’ve only achieved 3 goals on the PP over the last 15 games.