via Mark Masters tweets,

David Backes disappointed by Ryan, Kessel tweets: "Those comments don’t get lost in the fray. Those comments will be remembered."

Backes: "I understand there were hard feelings, but as a guy who stands by my teammates it’s a little distasteful & aggravating"

Zach Parise on Kessel: "Didn't Phil have surgery? I don't think he could even play anyway so his tweet didn't really make sense."

Parise: "Everyone can have their opinion. They can say what they want to say. We were here. We tried hard. We played hard. We came up short"

Palmieri: "It’s easy to pick us apart & take shots, but I don’t think there’s any guy in this room who’s going to lose sleep over a tweet"