The complete flip side with regards to breakaways is that you forgot about your team. Yes, all of the above you mentioned could happen, what could also happen is that the opposing team could get a breakaway, and you and the rest of the team gets back in time to prevent any scoring by clearing the rebound/loose puck.
What I think the Flames D should do? They should trust the rest of the team to come back and help.
Chances are, if they were going to score on the breakaway, they're going to score on the penalty shot. You give the shooter a much better chance to score on the penalty shot than on the breakaway. Also, if the breakaway fails, you have a chance to quickly go back the other way and attack with one less defender, there's definitely no chance of that on a penalty shot.
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