Lombardi told TSN he expects to be disciplined for calling into question the integrity of Mike Murphy, the NHL's senior vice-president of hockey operations. The comments were made after the game regarding a controversial goal by Martin Hanzal during L.A.'s loss to the Phoenix Coyotes.
Hanzal, standing in front of L.A.'s net, appeared to bat the puck out of the air with a high stick. Officials immediately ruled it a goal, and after more than five minutes of video review with the crew in Toronto - led by Murphy - the goal stood.
"When the guy in Toronto making the decisions on the goals, in Ottawa and the one tonight, wanted the G.M.'s job in L.A. and was not happy about not getting it, you have to assume you are going to get those type of calls," Lombardi was quoted as saying on the Kings' website. "However, we have put ourselves in a position where these calls have a monumental effect on our season, and we're going to have to find a way out of it ourselves."
I honestly laughed when I seen the replay of this goal, there's no way it should of counted and I loved the comments by Lombardi.
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