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PITTSBURGH — Dave Cameron may not be out of the NHL next season.

While there are no guarantees and it isn’t known where he stands, the former Senators coach was given permission to speak with the Detroit Red Wings about an assistant’s job with head coach Jeff Blashill and may have met with them not long after returning from the world championships.

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Though the Wings hired former Boston Bruins assistant Doug Houda last month, the club still has another opening because Detroit is doing an overhaul of nearly its whole staff.

Since being fired by the Senators in April, the word is the 58-year-old Cameron is well aware it’s going to be difficult for him to get back behind a bench in a head coaching role. There is belief in league circles he’s open to the idea of going back to the American Hockey League or even junior.

Fired along with assistant Andre Tourigny and goalie coach Rick Wamsley last month, Cameron still has one year left on his contract with the Senators. A report last month said the Wings are also expected to speak with former Columbus head coach Todd Richards about the assistant’s role.