The Los Angeles Kings have filed a grievance with the NHL in regards to the Edmonton Oilers’ alleged misrepresentation of the health of forward Colin Fraser, whom L.A. acquired in a trade.
A broken ankle that had yet to heal required surgery. Fraser was operated on in L.A. The surgery was said to be a success, but there is no timetable set for his return. This is in spite of claims made by the Oilers during trade negotiations that he would need little time to recover.
He suffered the fracture in March; Edmonton doctors did not believe surgery was necessary for it to heal.
If the Kings’ doctors had their way, he would have been operated on as soon as possible after they first examined him.
“Our doctor is saying…`There is no improvement in this bone in four months. What’s going to change in two weeks? Let’s go in there and get the surgery done as quickly as possible, so he can get ready to play,’ “ G.M. Dean Lombardi said in an interview on LAKingsInsider.com.
However, an ...
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