If this was indeed a measuring stick for the Senators, they have a lot of work to do before they measure up.
Only hours after owner Eugene Melnyk served notice that nobody — except GM Bryan Murray — is safe, the Senators made it a little more difficult for coach Dave Cameron after they dropped a 4-2 decision to the Washington Capitals Tuesday night in front of 19,313 at the Canadian Tire Centre.
It should be noted once the Capitals took a 3-0 lead on goals by Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin and Mike Richards, they did just enough to get the job done.