Edited sentence: Being demoted to the second power play by newly hired head coach Adam Oates, John Carlson took his spot.Being in his prime at 27 is what you would expect.Green is struggling and is likely to be traded or not resigned as next year, he is a pending unrestricted free agent.Green who once had 31 goals in a season which was a record breaker, has had significant injuries including a slap shot taken in the face by penguins D-man Brooks Orpik.However, This year his numbers have dropped significantly.Mike Green still put up 12 goals and led all NHL defense men in goals.Though in the previous season that was limited to 48 games in which he played in 36, was on pace for career highs in points and goals that woould have him at 30+ goals