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Green hopes to fill void on right side in Detroit

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Heading into the summer one of Red Wings’ GM Ken Holland’s biggest needs was to address his club’s lack of right shot defensemen.

Holland inked free agent Mike Green to a three-year, $18 million contract on July 1.

The 29-year-old, who spent parts of 10 seasons with the Washington Capitals, is well aware of the Wings’ issues on the blue line.

“I know that when we would play against the Red Wings, we would try to run plays against their left-handed guys,” Green recently told NHL.com. “Being a right guy, I’ll do my best to move the puck and get it into the forwards’ hands.”

Green is coming off one of his more productive seasons in recent years scoring 10 goals and 45 points in 72 games while averaging 19:06 in ice time last season with Washington.

The 6-foot-1, 207-pound blue liner is looking forward to a fresh start with the Wings.

“I think Detroit, they play a very puck-possession game and have some incredible players that can make some plays so I’m excited to play with these guys,” Green said. “Detroit was always a tough team to play against, especially as a defenseman. They have some skill up front and they’re very dangerous.”

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