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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
How is Breen developing? I haven't heard his name pop up in any discussions for a while. Last I heard, it seemed he took a step back from last season. Is this still the case? Is he looking less likely to make the NHL?
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He didn't start very well, you're right.
More recently, he's gotten a bit better. He's looking more like the shutdown guy he's expected to be. I believe at the time of all of these D-Man callups he was playing 2nd pairing minutes and was relied heavily upon for the PK.
With Breen, one can't look at his stat line because it tells nothing about him. The fact is, I don't know where he'll be in the lineup now that Carson and Connelly are going to be in Abby full-time, but Carson and Breen are usually the ones out there against the top pairing guys. Guys like Wilson and Connelly are usually on the ice in offensive zone situations.
I'll hold off as to whether or not he's NHL worthy. As of right now, no. We'll have to see how he closes out the season and progresses through to the post-season.