Leafs GM on the way out

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Is The End Near For JFJ?
Published 1/11/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... John Ferguson will not serve out the final months of his contract as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. In light of the Maple Leafs’ most recent losing streak, which culminated in a 5-2 loss Thursday night to the last-place team in the NHL, the Los Angeles Kings, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment president Richard Peddie said Friday morning that the board will be discussing Ferguson’s future very soon. His contract expires in June. continued

The Lunacy Continues
Published 1/12/2008 by Navin Vaswani at Sports And The City
... ass kicked by Todd Bertuzzi . Pardon me while I uncork the freakin ' bottle of Bambino champagne (only $12.15 a bottle at your local LCBO ). At 3:00 pm news hit the wire that the Eastern Conference All-Star reserves had been announced. Tomas Kaberle was going to Atlanta for his third all-star go-round but, astonishingly, Mats Sundin wasn't. The rest of the day was all about coach Paul Maurice and general manager John Ferguson. My man David Shoalts at The Globe wrote a beauty of a piece saying that it's all but over for Ferguson. He's not going to finish the ...