Posts About "John Ferguson Jr."

John Ferguson Jr: Leafs Ex-GM Better Than You Remember

June 2nd, 2015 My esteemed colleague Andrew Forbes recently wrote an article highlighting the worst moves made by our old friend John Ferguson Jr during his time as the Leafs general manager. Now, I think Andrew is a great writer and I usually agree with him - and it's possible that no one will agree with me here - but I think Old JFJ was actually a...

John Ferguson Jr.'s Worst Moves as Maple Leafs GM

May 31st, 2015 Perhaps the most criticized general manager in recent years for the the struggling Toronto Maple Leafs organization, John Ferguson Jr. certainly made some questionable calls during his tenure as the Leafs GM. Ferguson took over the GM duties from Pat Quinn (who remained as the team’s head coach) on August 29, 2003 at the young age...

Bruins vs Leafs and the Ferguson Factor

April 30th, 2013 It only took until the final day of the NHL regular season for the Boston Bruins to blow their shot at winning the division find out who they'll be playing in the first round of the playoffs, but the match-up is now set. After dropping the finale to the Ottawa Senators and falling to the 4 seed, it'll be Bruins vs Leafs in a series...

Leaf Success Tied to JFJ Drafts

September 26th, 2011 Most would acknowledge that the John Ferguson Jr. era was not the best of times in Leaf Nation. His first season as GM, saw a franchise record 103 points and a sixth straight playoff berth. By the time he was fired, point totals were declining, three playoffs were missed, and a number of poor signings and questionable trades had...

More Of The Same With The Calgary Flames

September 5th, 2011 When the Calgary Flames made the Dion Phaneuf trade and drank down a fifth of the Toronto Maple Leafs roster, sticks, stones, and names were thrown at a then floundering team. They were called Toronto West, had taken five struggling players from the John Ferguson Jr./Cliff Fletcher dynasty (including Vesa Toskala), and had fans that...