Jeff Vinik, Guy Boucher, Steve Yzerman, & Jon Cooper. Photo by Linda Hamilton

The news out of the recent labor negotiations between the NHL and NHLPA have been grim at best. When even the intervention of federal mediators failed, many saw this as a sign that the season was all but cancelled. This time, they’re trying something a little different. A group of six owners is set to meet with a handful of players in an attempt to get something going. Lightning owner Jeff Vinik will be among those owners. Gary Bettman and Donald Fehr won’t be in attendance.

A newcomer to hockey labor negotiations, Vinik is thought to be a moderate owner who wants a deal to be made. He wouldn’t be opposed to revenue sharing being expanded or payroll reductions. On the other hand, he is the owner of a team that Gary Bettman sold to him a couple years ago. What do the Lightning  players think of this development?

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