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Stephen Weiss has seven goals and 12 assists in 38 games for the Red Wings this season.

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DETROIT - Stephen Weiss didn't spend the last couple of days watching NHL trade possibilities unfold via social media outlets like Twitter.

That's not his thing.

But that doesn't mean the Detroit Red Wings veteran forward didn't hear that his name had been mentioned as part of a possible trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs for defenseman Dion Phaneuf before Monday's deadline passed.

General manager Ken Holland said he couldn't comment on any potential deal for Phaneuf but reports indicated the Red Wings discussed several trade possibilities with Toronto that included Weiss and defensemen Jakub Kindl and Brendan Smith.

"It's almost hard not to hear anything," Weiss said. "I woke up to that this morning, that I was being floated around a little bit. That's all part of it. Didn't end up hearing anything further than that but it's a stressful few hours this morning.

"There's really nothing you can do about it. You just come to the rink and go to work really. If something comes up, something comes up and you deal with it at that time. Nothing other than that, really. Just go about your business."

The trade for Phaneuf ultimately fell through for two reasons - the Red Wings felt the price they had to pay was too high (the Maple Leafs wanted top prospect Anthony Mantha, according to Nick Kypreos of Sportsnet.ca) and they didn't want to take on a contract that has six years and $41 million remaining after this season (at a cap hit of $7 million), without Toronto retaining $2 million a year in salary.

But a deal involving Weiss would have meant Toronto would be taking on a contract that has three years and almost $15 remaining.

Weiss signed a five-year, $24.5 million free-agent deal with the Red Wings in July 2013 after spending the first 11 seasons of his NHL career with the Florida Panthers.

The contract includes a limited no-movement clause, so Weiss might have been able to block a deal, had it reached that stage.

After missing the second half of last season with a sports hernia and battling a groin injury out of training camp this season, Weiss has remained fairly healthy. In 38 games, he has seven goals and 12 assists.

While Weiss had no control over the trade talks with Toronto - his hometown - he was happy that they fell through and he'll be remaining in Detroit.

"I don't want to go anywhere," he said. "This is where I wanted to be a year-and-a-half ago and this is where I want to be going forward. I still think I can help this team a lot and certainly didn't want to go anywhere.

"But if something comes up, that's something you have to deal with at the time. It (trade talk) is definitely out of your control."

The Maple Leafs reportedly inquired about Smith, another Toronto native who is in his second full NHL season. But the Red Wings like Smith's potential at age 26 after selecting him in the first round (27th overall) of the 2007 NHL draft.

The Red Wings did not make Smith available to the media after practice Monday.

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