"I can't speak for them. It was a shock for us too, so we haven't really had a chance to think about it. It has nothing to do with us, so we're just focusing on our team and letting them deal with that issue." -- Devils coach Alain Nasreddine on Dallas firing coach Jim Montgomery
"It's confusion and shock. It's definitely sad. I really liked Monty. He's a great coach. I was saying all along that I was looking forward to this being the last coach of my Stars career. Like I said, stuff happens that's not in my control or the guys' control. We trust our management and our GM Jim Nill. Whatever happened, that was a decision made by them. We support them and it's time to get to work tonight." -- Stars forward Tyler Seguin on Montgomery being fired