After the Senators struggled for most of the 2008-09 NHL season, Murray fired Hartsburg after a 7-4 loss in Washington.

On the ice, the Senators struggled to score goals, scoring only 54, the fourth fewest in the league.

There is no question the Senators (8-7-2-2), who lost in overtime to lowly Pittsburgh on Saturday night, are struggling.

The Senators, an expansion team in 1992-93, struggled in their first few seasons.

Under Hartsburg's style, the Senators struggled and played under .500.

In 1930, with the Senators struggling financially due to the Great Depression, they put King Clancy up for sale.

In addition to working out the compromise on the national highway system, Senators struggled late tonight to resolve a lingering dispute over how highway funds are allocated.

The Senators struggled throughout the first half of the season having the lowest number of goals scored in the league.

Predictably, the new Senators struggled in their maiden season, losing 100 games and finishing tied for last place in the ten-team American League.

The Senators had traditionally struggled, finishing higher than fourth place only four times in their first two decades, but now entered the strongest period in their history.