Will it be fair?

The NHL identified the 6 owners that will attend the owners/players meeting being held 4 December.  Here's how there teams rank as far as operating income:

TEAM                       LEAGUE RANK                          OPERTING INCOME
Toronto                                 1                                                   $81.9 million
Boston                                   9                                                   $14.2 million
Winnipeg                               10                                                  $13.3 million
Calgary                                  11                                                  $11.0 million
Pittsburgh                               13                                                  $9.1 million
Tampa Bay                             27                                                  -$13.1 million

Where are the owners, like those in Tampa Bay, with a negative operating income?  Where is Terry Pegula from Buffalo, with their -$10.4 million operating income?  How about the owners of the Anaheim, New York Islander, Florida Panther and St. Louis Blues organizations, all with negative operating incomes?  I said it before and I'll say it again; owners and players must be fairly represented across the board.  Sidney Crosby is the face of the NHL and should attend, along with Patrick Toews.  However, guys like Shawn Thornton, players who have specific roles to fill in the NHL but don't make the type of money Crosby does, need to be represented.  Young and old must be fairly represented.  Get some players involved who went through the last lockout.  I'd like to see Marty Brodeur ask Jeremy Jacobs why the NHL isn't budging and the players are making the majority of concessions.

I wish I could be optimistic, but I think we're going to lose this season.  I hope I'm wrong.