PULFORD SPEAKS

ON NOT SHAKING DETROIT COACH JACQUES DEMERS' HAND AFTER GAME 4: "Inever did that, even as a player. I know it's supposed to be thesportsmanlike thing to do. But to compete with somebody the waywe're supposed to compete, and to have him take money out of yourpocket, then to shake his hand after he just beat your brains in, Ialways thought that was phoney." ON THE FUTURE OF CAPTAIN DARRYL SUTTER: "We definitely want Darrylin the organization. Whether it's at the minor league level or hereas an assistant I don't know, but somewhere. We definitely feel thatwith experience, he could be the head coach."

ON NOT CONSIDERING CO-COACH ROGER NEILSON AS HEAD COACH NEXT SEASON:"Any coach …