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Report: Stars among teams courting Oduya

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Johnny Oduya

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From Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News:

Everyone knows that Johnny Oduya’s first choice is to remain with the Chicago Blackhawks. But the 33-year-old defenseman can’t wait around forever for GM Stan Bowman to clear the cap space.

If it’s not the ‘Hawks, the Stars -- with a young, inexperienced defense that doesn’t have veteran Trevor Daley anymore -- may make sense. Dallas has a ton of talent up front, and after GM Jim Nill signed Antti Niemi to address the goaltending, the blue line is the one area that could perhaps be improved.

The Buffalo Sabres are another team that’s interested in signing Oduya. There are undoubtedly a few others.

For those teams that lose out on Oduya, other UFA d-men include Cody Franson and Christian Ehrhoff.

Related: Ehrhoff will take another one-year contract