A barometer measures atmospheric pressure and is used to forecast the weather.

If there’s a rapid drop in pressure, it usually signals a strong storm is brewing, while a slow and steady fall could indicate only a few days of unsettled conditions. The Vancouver Canucks have an instrument to gauge pressure to win in a hockey-mad market, especially when the clouds roll in and a constant rain of ridicule suddenly envelopes the NHL club.

Veteran right-winger Conor Garland has weathered downpours because, in his fifth season here, he has applied the lessons learned when his game went awry, his playing future in Vancouver was in doubt and the team struggled to make the playoffs.

The diminutive dynamo often leads by example and lets his play do the talking. And if that doesn’t resonat

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