Chuck Daly, the Detroit coach, said he no longer asks Dumars to cover the opposition's best guard.

Skaff began 1966 as a Detroit coach.

"I haven't seen a Kings team play like that in a long time," said Jacques Demers, the Detroit coach.

He was a Detroit coach for the latter half of the 1942 American League season, then resumed his minor league managerial career from 1944-53.

"They hammer you pretty good," said Chuck Daly, the Detroit coach.

Scotty Bowman, the Detroit coach, could ask him to check Lindros.

"We looked tired and a half-step slow," said the Detroit coach.

Scotty Bowman, the Detroit coach, said: "You have to play offense and defense to win.

Scotty Bowman, the Detroit coach, said Osgood "wasn't 100 percent" when he worked out today.

"We should count our blessings," said Scotty Bowman, the Detroit coach.