Chicago Blackhawks fans will have to wait a week to see Johnny Oduya back in the red No. 27 sweater.
The 35-year-old defenseman, who was brought back to Chicago in a pre-deadline trade with Dallas, practiced with the Hawks on Thursday, but he won’t play until the team faces the Anaheim Ducks on March 9. Oduya stated conditioning, and not an ankle injury that hampered him for the better part of the last two months, as a reason for missing the next two games - Islanders (Friday) and at Predators (Saturday).