If the season would be cancelled, then why on earth would Goodenow be present at the meeting.. The message is out to the general public, and in this case, Goodenow is the general public who would hear this message and realize that they (NHL) have decided to cancel the whole season. Goodenow has nothing to do with that decision (besides trying to make the season actually happen) but nothing do with the announcement.
Then again, why on earth would the NHLpa release that statement on their website? I really don't know, especialy with the insistance that Goodenow and Bettman attend tomorrow's meeting, why? to negotiate, not to declare its done with.
Wait till tomorrow, and then we will know for certain whether or not we'll have a season. None of this "its over" crap i hear all over the place. The NHL & PA have been very discreet in their messages, and most of it can be taken one way or another. Hopefully the message is more optimistic than pessimistic.