from Eric Francis of Sportsnet,

Uh-oh, there goes Gio.

Those were the words uttered by thousands of concerned Calgary Flames fans who watched captain Mark Giordano hobble off the ice and, eventually, down the hallway to the dressing room Tuesday night.

Done for the night.

Already in the tightest of battles, this could change everything.

Late in the second period of the Flames’ 3-1 loss to the lowly San Jose Sharks, the Calgary captain came up lamely following an innocent one-timer that suddenly turned awkward with his legs splaying towards the splits. He lay on the ice for several seconds afterwards while play continued, a move foreign to the tough-as-nails defender.

A Sharks player told Sportsnet he heard the 36-year-old say “I tore my hamstring.” A rink-side cameraman heard the same thing.

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