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I know Chris Breen played, he picked up an assist, but I sure don’t remember him on the ice at all. The quietest 7:15 of ice time I’ve seen, which is great I guess for a stay at home defenseman. His most memorable shift was one spent almost entirely without a stick, which was interesting.
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Thanks for the mention. I still think that Chris Breen may turn into a servicable bottom pairing dman when used properly. Looking at icetime stats I'm guessing he was paired with Billins this time, which is exactly what he needs alongside him - the puck moving dman rather than O'Brien and I'm glad Hartley finally realized that.
To me, it seems that Breen still can't fully translate his performance to the NHL level but I'm all for extending him for 1 more year. He's the important piece for the Heat and many people here tend to ignore his contribution, leadership and the fact that he pretty much developed Wotherspoon's game in Abby this year.