How much is DJ Smith to blame for the Sens’ record?

Photo by Richard A. Whittaker/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThe Christmas break is always a good stopping point in the season - a chance to look back on the first few months of the season and evaluate the team’s performance. We didn’t want the break to happen so soon, but nevertheless, we have a few weeks without Sens hockey ahead of us, and plenty of stuff to reflect on from the start of the season.

And one topic I’ve been meaning to write about is coaching.

DJ Smith has become a bit of a polarizing figure in Ottawa. He took a lot of heat when the Sens were on their big losing streak in November. That seems to have eased up a little bit, but a lot of fans are still pretty unhappy with him.…