The Ottawa Senators have reached the midpoint of their season, still alive in hopes of ending their lengthy playoff drought. We’ve put together a midseason assessment of everyone’s performance, including the head coach and general manager.

On the bright side for the Sens, the Penguins and Canadiens both lost tonight, so Ottawa remains tied for the final Wild Card spot with three games in hand on Pittsburgh. Next game is Tuesday at Detroit, before the team (finally) returns home on Thursday.

Also, who else should be considered a trade target for the Senators? And more talk about Travis Hamonic and his usage.

The Senators lost 4-0 to the St. Louis Blues on Friday, in a game where they once again failed to gain any kind of offensive traction. Despite Brady Tkachuk having claimed in the media that their effort in the Dallas game wasn’t good enough,