Tribute Johnny Oduya

[Eye of Ra]

What are you guys memories of him? What did he bring to the ice?

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[Rolo]

He was absolutely shredded

 

[Wally1112pac]

 

[WarriorofTime]

Dang i was worried he died or something

 

[ClydeLee]

This never leaves my mind when thinking of him

But, great skater who paired well to shutdown top lines. Could get overwhelmed but he played great with Hjalmarsson

 

[x Tame Impala]

I remember in 2012, his first season here, he kinda sucked and people were upset about trading a 2nd and 3rd (?) for him. He ended up being a total stud of a top 4 Dman. Really one of Bowman’s best trades when you think about it.

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

This never leaves my mind when thinking of him

But, great skater who paired well to shutdown top lines. Could get overwhelmed but he played great with Hjalmarsson

Interesting nugget:
Susanna, on the left, used to be a Comcast Sports Net reporter here in Chicago.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

He sacrificed whatever he had left in his career for that 2015 cup run. He was beat to hell by the end of it. Mad respect for that alone.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Solidified that top 4.

 

[ClydeLee]

Interesting nugget:
Susanna, on the left, used to be a Comcast Sports Net reporter here in Chicago.

Right, it was videos like this she did that got her fired when they were found to be out there after she accidentally said sex instead of success.

Still was a og gas money fan when csn had that trivia show she hosted, before that rebranded.

 

[dj Mahoney]

He and Hammer were money .

 

[Beukeboom Fan]

He sacrificed whatever he had left in his career for that 2015 cup run. He was beat to hell by the end of it. Mad respect for that alone.

The entire top 4 that year were absolutely ridiculous in that regard. Can't remember a Cup winning team that relied that heavily on the top 4.

 

[TheFridge]

Only fond memories of Oduya. I still remember a 5-on-3 kill that he, Hammer and Kruger has against Minny. The reaction of the those three on the ice when they'd get a big block, or a clear and then killed it.

He and Hammer were an amazing 2nd pairing.

 

[Praetorian Caps]

Before my time but seems like a cool bloke.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

I was not a fan before we acquired him and did not care for trade to acquire him

He won me over though playing best hockey of his career in Chicago and he had great chemistry with team, etc

He was washed the 2nd time thru Chicago though. Like Seabrook 2015 was really the last gasps of quality hockey he had in game

But he was key cog in 2013 and 2015

That top 4 was special to watch when it was at its peak performance

 

[Esq]

At one point in time we had a defenseman on each pair -- Keith/Oduya/Leddy -- who could always skate it out of the zone if needed to avoid trouble. What a gift. He was just awesome with Hjalms for a few years.

 

[Idionym]

Right, it was videos like this she did that got her fired when they were found to be out there after she accidentally said sex instead of success.

Still was a og gas money fan when csn had that trivia show she hosted, before that rebranded.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Him and Hammer just ate brutal minutes for years and flipped the ice.

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Legend!

 

[Eye of Ra]

He was absolutely shredded

Meaning?

 

[Paul Allen]

Meaning?

Peak physical condition

 

[Pile]

Meaning?

A nice parmesan over pasta

Oduya buttoned up the top 4 nicely, and he and Keith picked up the playoff beard slack for some of the young guys

 

[hawksrule]

I admittedly didn’t expect much when we got him based on nothing more than Winnipeg fans disliked him and called him O-doo-doo. But he was a key piece, and together with Hammer they were a great pairing.

 

[unbridledid]