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Red Wings' Xavier Ouellet may be better off if trade materializes

Detroit Red Wings player Xavier Ouellet and coach Jeff Blashill talk trade deadline and Olympics Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 at Little Caesars Arena.

Xavier Ouellet wants to find a way to play with the Detroit Red Wings, but he’s likely better off rooting for a new home.

The defenseman hasn’t found a way to gain a foothold with the Wings, slated to make just his 37th appearance Thursday as the Wings hit the 60-game mark with a home date against the Buffalo Sabres. There’s a possibility Ouellet finds a new team before Monday’s trade deadline, but he’s not necessarily rooting for that.