And so the barometer quivers.
The opening puck-drop of Game 6 between the Calgary Flames and the Dallas Stars will trigger a 60-minute timer whose expiration could equally save or sink the former squad’s playoff run. If the Flames beat the Stars, they postpone all possible heartaches for either team until Game 7. If the Stars beat the Flames? A blown series, a squandered season, an emotional meltdown in Cowtown.
Pressure, pressure, pressure. Boats against the current, the Flames must beat on. The pressure is potent. The pressure is palpable. Do you hear that? The coughs? The retches?