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The Calgary Flames' postseason push is heating up, andthey may be getting back defenseman Mark Giordano just in time.Following the team's morning skate in Boston, he is hopeful hecan get back in the lineupTuesday night against the Bruins or Thursday in Nashville.It's beenthree weeks since Giordano last played in a game.In the second period of a Feb. 4 lo s to theSan Jose Sharks, he carried the puck down the left  Anthony Sherman Jersey wing before dishing it off below the goal line. He skated around the netand Mecole Hardman Jersey  got the pa s back in the right dot where he shot the puck from one knee and then appeared to do a split. Giordano was slow to get up and was seen favoring his right leg as he went to the bench.Mark Giordano got hurt with 6:25 left in the 2nd period and the Calgary Flames say he is out of the game with a lower-body injury.  zach laing (@zjlaing) TRADE DEADLINEWINNERS AND LOSERS: During the next commercial Kendall Fuller Jersey  break, he tested things out but ended up going straight to the locker room. thata member of the Sharks overheard Giordano say he "tore his hamstring." Two days later, general manager Brad Treliving confirmed that Giordano hadbeen placed on IR and was officially listed as week-to-week with a hamstring injury. He also stated that Giordano avoided the need for surgery, ."Any time you lose players, that's not what you want. But at the same time, if you mi s a guy Joe Montana Jersey  for a game or longer, it's a hole in your lineup so now you need people to step up," Treliving said. "It's not only opportunity for other people but we think we've got good players that now people have to absorb this lo s. ...The good news is, we are going to get Gio back, we just don't know when yet.""We've got good news. In our mind, we dodged a big bullet where it could have been long-term ... this is not as long-term as we initially feared." general manager Brad Treliving gives an update on Mark Giordano.  Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) The lo s of the Flames' top defenseman at thatjuncture of the Derrick Thomas Jersey  season for any amount of time left a ma sive hole on theblue line. Prior to the injury, Giordano was leading all Calgary players with a Len Dawson Jersey  CF% Rel of 59.21 in 11 minutes and four seconds of ice time in the game.TRADE DEADLINE: | Entering his last game, he was leadingthe team with a 52.39 CF% and an xGF of 35.77. At 36, he was leading the team and 15th in the NHL among defensemen in average time on ice at just over 24 minutes pergame. In 54 games this season, he has five goals and 22 a sists,including one on Johnny Gaudreau's goal against Aaron Dell and the Sharks." Damien Wilson Jersey Well, he's your captain so it's a huge piece for us," interim head coach Geoff Ward said Wednesday after Giordano went down. "Not only are you losing a guy on the top two of your defensemen but you're also losing, potentially, your leader, if it turns out to be something serious for some period of time. So any time you lose a guy of that stature out Patrick Mahomes Jersey  of your lineup, it has the potential of having a big impact."Getting the defending Norris Trophy winner back now is big for the Flames, who are battling for a playoff spot, especiallysince they've not only been without Giordano but veteran defenseman Travis Hamonic due to injury.Before the trade deadline, they acquired defensemen Erik Gustaf sonfrom the Blackhawks and Derek Forbort from the Kings to not only upgrade the backline but also to provide depth and insurance.