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"I believe Pete still has a bright future as a coach, and I wish him absolutely nothing but the best."
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"It's very tough to put my thoughts into words right now with that whole thing. Obviously, Jim is incredible at what he does, and I have trust in him, but at the same time, it's hard to see a good man and a good coach in Pete go.
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"You can't beat him, so I think, as people, we always want to take a side, one side or the other, and I truly can't because I am in a situation where both have had such a great influence on me, and I feel like I've had such a great relationship with both of them.
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"It's really hard to put into words how I feel because Jim Nill, in my opinion, is the best GM in the business and probably the best man in hockey.
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"I've learned a lot from Pete. If there's one thing I'm thinking about a lot from the season, it's how that all went down and that ended.
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"I don't have a ton to say about it because I feel Pete's an unbelievable coach and a really good person, and I can't thank him enough. He was a huge person that in my time in Dallas in terms of bringing me in and wanting me there and helping me with my game.
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- Tyler Seguin and Lian Bichsel were dealing with shoulder injuries. Nill confirmed Roope Hintz broke his foot and was bleeding profusely.
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- Assistant coaches (Spott, Donskov, Reese, Nasreddine) will remain a part of the future and will be among those considered.
- Nill wants Jamie Benn back and says the 35+ contract helps.
- Said he would even consider a European coach given how many European players they have.
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- He said he had an issue with DeBoer's comments after Game 5 but that was only a part of the decision to fire him.
- Said he plans to be open-minded in the search and consider both internal and external candidates.
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Good points, will tweak.