Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland finally got the right-handed shooting defenseman he has wanted since Brian Rafalski retired in 2011 when he signed Mike Green to a three-year, $18 million deal last summer.

The offensive-minded defenseman had success in Washington, namely the 2008-09 season where he had 31 goals and 73 points in 68 games and the 2009-10 season where he had 57 assists and 76 points in 75 games.

Green did not get close to that production during his first season with the Red Wings, as he had seven goals and 35 points in 74 regular-season games and one goal and one assist in five playoff games.

While Green's usage as far as generating offense in Detroit was the same as it was in Washington, Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill leaned on Green more on even strength offensive zone starts than other coaches did in Washington. And Blashill used Green less on the power play.

First, let's take a look at how many times Green started a shift in the offensive zone at five on five during his time in Washington and his first season with Detroit:

Mike Green Offensive zone start % Defensive zone start % Offensive zone finish % Defensive zone finish % WSH 2007-15 (483 games) 34.71 28.16 36.96 33.11 DET 2015-16 (74 games) 44.96 19.63 44.18 28.00

As you can see, Green started almost half of his five on five shifts with Detroit in the offensive zone, whereas in Washington, he started a little more than one-third of his shifts in the offensive zone.

Of course, the sample size in Washington is much larger, so that percentage could drop in the coming years as Green plays more games with the Red Wings. These numbers do not account for on-the-fly shift starts.

Thanks to this chart from HockeyViz, we can see Green's usage compared to the rest of his Red Wings teammates:

Detroit Red Wings usage chart. (hockeyviz.com)

As you can see, Green is near the top-right corner, which shows he was used in a more offensive role. The closest defenseman is Brendan Smith, another blueliner known for his offensive ability.

Green and Smith are the top two defenseman who generate offense for the Red Wings, so it makes sense for Blashill to play them when there is an offensive zone faceoff.

Now, let's look at his usage in Washington from the 2014-15 season:

Washington Capitals usage chart. (hockeyviz.com)

Look how much of a shift there is between his time in Washington and his time in Detroit. Green is located in the "neither" quadrant -- on the edge of the defensive quadrant -- which suggests he was used in the offensive zone about as much as he was used in the defensive zone.

Green got about seven more offensive zone shift starts per 100 shifts in Detroit than he did in his last season in Washington. Trotz relied on Karl Alzner and Matt Niskanen for even strength offensive zone shift starts rather than Green.

Even during Green's successful 2007-08 season, Sami Lepisto and Milan Jurcina had more five on five offensive zone shift starts than Green.

Instead, it was on the power play where Green was utilized more in Washington.

Look at these power-play numbers:

Power play WSH 07-15 DET 15-16 CF60 101.16 91.91 iCF60 23.97 21.42 GF60 7.88 6.84 G/60 1.46 0.89 Primary points/60 3.37 2.38 HSCF60 21.96 20.48 SCAF60 56.48 52.58 TOI/game 4.05 2.69 TOI% 71.36 52.8

As you can see, Green was on the ice for 71.36 percent of the power-play time Washington had during those eight seasons. He averaged about four minutes per game of power-play time with Washington, whereas he averaged a little over 2.5 minutes with Detroit.

As a result of the less power-play time -- and the Red Wings' stagnant power play altogether -- Green's offensive numbers took a hit, and he wasn't as effective as he has been in the past.

Green spent most of his power-play time with the Red Wings quarterbacking the second power-play unit, but with Holland admitting Niklas Kronwall probably should be getting less minutes, it could have a positive effect on Green's offense.

Note: All data taken from Corsica.hockey and War-on-ice.

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