Call me crazy, but I predict that more progress will be made when players and owners meet without Donald Fehr and Gary Bettman on Tuesday than we've seen since the NHL Lockout started.
ESPN's Katie Strang gave us the heads up on the six owners who will be in attendance (via Twitter):
#CBA Can confirm: players/owners-only meeting will take place. Six owners are Jacobs, Edwards, Chipman, Burkle, Tannenbaum and Vinik
— Katie Strang (@KatieStrangESPN) December 2, 2012
For those unfamiliar with NHL owners, that's Jeremy Jacobs (Boston Bruins), N. Murray Edwards (Calgary Flames), Mark Chipman (Winnipeg Jets), Ron Burkle (Pittsburgh Penguins), Larry Tannenbaum (Toronto Maple Leafs) and Jeff Vinik (Tampa Bay Lightning).
As her ESPN college Pierre LeBrun notes, the inclusion of Burkle could be a key to progress being made when this shindig gets underway (via Twitter):
To me key in Tuesday's meeting is inclusion of Pens owner Ron Burkle. He's a big time dealmaker. Brings a lot of credibility to the table.
— Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) December 3, 2012
Not to be outdone, Bruce Garrioch of the Toronto Su ...
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NHL Lockout 2012: Progress Will Be Made When Players and Owners Meet on Tuesday
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