(Another in a series of player profiles prior to training camp Sept. 18-23.)

Daniel Cleary

Position: Right wing/left wing

Age: 35

Height/Weight: 6-0/208

2013-14 stats: 52 games, four goals, four assists, eight points, minus-11 rating, 31 penalty minutes; (playoffs) no games.

Career stats: 921 games, 164 goals, 221 assists, 285 points, plus-10 rating, 486 penalty minutes; (playoffs) 121 games, 24 goals, 28 assists, 52 points, plus-24 rating, 76 penalty minutes.

Contract status: One year at $1.5 million, in addition to a $1 million bonus for 10 games played (which can be applied to the 2015-16 salary cap).

2013-14 in review: Signed a one-year, $1.75 million contract on the first day of training camp, turning down a tryout offer from Philadelphia that came with no guarantee of a deal. ... Posted his lowest point total since 1999-2000 (five, with Edmonton). ... No power-play goals or power-play points for the first time since 2005-06. ... Career-worst minus-11 rating. ... Scored game-winning goal at Boston on Oct. 14. ... Went 23 games without a goal from Oct. 15-Dec. 6 (two assists). ... Lost 10 teeth when hit by a puck on Dec. 28 at Florida. ... Was a healthy scratch only once in the first 53 games (Nov. 12). ... Was a healthy scratch for seven games from Jan. 31-Feb. 27. ... Missed final 22 games of the regular season and the entire first-round playoff series vs. Boston due to a knee injury. ... First time he didn't appear in a playoff game since 2003-04 with Phoenix. ... Was the only Red Wing forward and one of three players on the team to average at least 1:30 on the power play (1:30) and the penalty kill (1:32). ... Lowest average ice time (13:34) since 2005-06.

2014-15 outlook: General manager Ken Holland kept a promise he made to Cleary during last year's training camp by re-signing him, a move met with overwhelming disapproval by the fan base. But Holland and coach Mike Babcock are big supporters of Cleary. They like his versatility – he can play in the top six or the bottom six, he can play the net-front role on the power play and kill penalties. However, he struggled from start to finish last season, despite getting opportunities to play on the top line with Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg early on. How much of that can be attributed to the knee issue that ended his season in early March? Or does he have too much wear and tear on his body to be effective? The Red Wings are banking on a healthy Cleary being able to bounce back after an aggressive off-season training and rehab program. But unlike years past, Cleary must compete for a spot in the lineup. If the club re-signs Daniel Alfredsson, it will have 15 forwards (not including prospects Landon Ferraro and Mitch Callahan). Even if Tomas Jurco, the only one of the group who is exempt from waivers, is sent to Grand Rapids, Cleary will need to beat out a couple of players (from a group that includes Drew Miller, Joakim Andersson and Luke Glendening) to get into the lineup.

Key question: Is Cleary still capable of playing the way he did in the 2013 playoffs?

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