This is a sad day.
This leave a giant hole on the blueline that's going to be hard to fill. TJ was a very good defender who had his oopsie moments but also played a lot of hard minutes. He was a high impact player who came out of the Flames system when the system was really struggling to product much of anything in the way of NHL players.
It's a shame they couldnt find a way to bring him back, but I wish TJ the best of luck. He played a lot of really good hockey for this team and he deserves this contract.
This also provides the Flames with an opportunity to maybe find someone with more od a physical style to play in their top 4 as I feel the Flames currently have a good group of D, but they all seem to play a similar style of game.
The team definitely needs to find themselves someone who can QB the PP, but they could also use some size on their back end to help clear the crease and win battles down low.
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