Report: Star player could make his return from injury in 2nd round.

While nothing official has been confirmed it does appear that the Calgary Flames could get their star player back sooner rather than later. According to multiple reports Flames captain Mark Giordano practice in a long practice on Thursday and was even involved in some contact and he seemed pretty upbeat about a potential return.

“It seems like every day is getting better and better so it’s been all positive." “At the end of the day you’ve got to leave it up to the number one guy to take advice from is our surgeon — who has seen a lot of these before — and go from there.”

Giordano is not just the Flames leader, he was also considered an early favorite to win the Norris before his torn biceps sidlelined him for a significant portion of the season. With the Flames down a game to Anaheim this could be exactly what Calgary needs.