It is pretty clear that Goodenow hasn't been the best PA leader during this lockout and hasn't made the best moves and it's the reason most people on here blame him for everything that is wrong with the PA. But the thing is, the players have the absolute right to fire him at any time they wish. The players elect the exec. committee and eventually Goodenow is appointed BY the players to do what the players want him to do.
However, it's pretty clear he's probably on the hot seat so I see 2 reasons for cancelling this meeting:
1. The PA believes they are so close to getting a deal done that they don't want to wait until late May to have a vote or don't need to get everyone together to explain the new deal, they have all summer to do that.
Not likely, but it would be good news.
2. The PA believes they are so close to firing Goodenow that they don't want to wait until late May to have a meeting with him. Keeping the meeting planned gives Goodenow until then to negotiate and a whole meeting to look good and keep his job. The PA exec. committee might be thinking that a deal is possible without Goodenow and that if Goodenow doesn't make a deal in the next week or two than he is fired anyway, so why have him hold a meeting.
Being that both leaders are probably on the hot seat, and Goodenow has clearly lost on the two major issues, I definetly think the PA has to be thinking about firing him. Good news.
So either way, I think it's good new's they cancelled this. The NHL is definetly going to set some sort of 6/1 deadline, and by letting Goodenow hang around until the 26th doesn't give them much time to formulate a plan at the meeting or to change leaders at that point. I think the PA wants to make a deal in the next 2 weeks and if they don't, Goodenow is out.