Johnny Oduya, who the Blackhawks re-acquired prior to the trade deadline last season from the Dallas Stars, signed a one-year, $1 million deal with the Ottawa Senators on Monday. The 35-year-old defenseman’s contract could be worth up to $1.25 million with incentives.
**Crawford's 'forgetfulness' impresses goaltending coach Waite (Chicago Tribune)
**Sharp vs. Hartman for best flow is most important debate of the Hawks’ summer (SCH)
**Toews wants to lighten up after bounce-back season (Chicago Tribune)
**New voices hope to inject new life into Hawks’ coaching staff (Chicago Sun Times)
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**Preds re-sign Austin Watson to 3-year, $3.