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					Originally Posted by Bonded  Yeah, I figured the Flames would score less but be really tight defensively this year. It has been both but I’m most confused by how bad the defensive breakdowns have been. | 
	
 
I think goaltending has been worse but largely the discrepency seems tied almost exclusively to Chris Tanev not finding chemistry with any partner this year:
Last year 
 
This year
 
That is basically the whole difference between last year and this year happening when Tanev is on the ice.