Well, clearly the All-Star break is responsible for the Senator's sudden dropping of a hockey game. This is a change from taking seven points from the four games prior to the break. It has nothing to do with the fact that one of the hottest teams in the east was visiting one of the... uh... other teams in the east.
After this first post-break game, the Futility Meter drops to -13, 3-5-2.
The team needs to win, and win often if there is to be any hope for this year, and personally I don't see it happening. There's no mojo here anymore.