Lombardi blasted the Oilers again Thursday about the clubs' dispute over the fitness of forward Colin Fraser. The disagreement is likely to be resolved by the NHL in the next few days, with Lombardi planning to air his grievances to league general counsel David Zimmerman.
Lombardi isn't trying to void the trade, and the Kings are likely to waive Fraser anyway -- but they can't do it until he's healthy, and Lombardi believes the Oilers misled him.
Lombardi thinks Edmonton general manager Steve Tambellini is attempting to distract everybody from that misrepresentation by arguing about the severity of Fraser's injury -- and it's not even the first time the Oilers have tried to trade an injured player to Los Angeles.
"This is twice. There comes a point where you say, 'This is wrong,'" said Lombardi, who recently said he "would have rather invested my money in Bernie Madoff than invest in Edmonton's word."
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