Ottawa Senators do some soul-searching as three-game slide forces hard questions

Ottawa Senators do some soul-searching as three-game slide forces hard questions

The Senators prepare to face the Columbus Blue Jackets after dropping Tuesday night's game against the New Jersey Devils.

Game 30 Preview and Open Thread: Ottawa Senators @ Columbus Blue Jackets

The bad news is that the Ottawa Senators suddenly have the second-fewest points in the eastern conference standings. The worse news is that they still don't have two of their best players back from injury. The even worse news is that there is no one major indicator suggesting that this team will turn it around overnight. To be fair, the Sens do some things well. And they have most of the same components that made them mostly successful last seas…