It's trending ugly for the Ottawa Senators

It's a bad way right now in Ottawa. (Photo by Curtis Comeau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Boy, have the positive vibes around the Ottawa Senators quickly faded.

After winning their first contest in more than 10 months not even three weeks ago in a plucky opening-night upset over the Toronto Maple Leafs, and then playing their next two games tight, taking three points from their first three games, the Senators have lost six straight — each by a minimum of three goals.

In their nine games, the Senators are conceding 4.89 goals per outing, which is a full goal worse than the next most easily penetrable team. They have countered that with 2.44 goals per game in the highest-scoring division in…