More from Giuliano
On what he's going to try to bring to the team: ``Hard work, speed and energy. That's what they want me here for. Get on those loose pucks, get pucks deep and be a good defensive forward.''
On getting back to the NHL after spending 48 games with the Kings in 2005-06: ``The first time I came up, I was just happy to be here. Now, yeah, I'm happy to be here, but I want to help this team win some games and stay here as long as I can.''
I asked him if any of the young prospects in Manchester really stand out to him. His response: ``Teddy Purcell is leading the league in points. He's great with the puck and so poised. Our power play is No. 1 and he's a huge reason for that.''

Rich Hammond has covered the Kings, on a full-time or part-time basis, since the 2000-01 season. He was the beat writer for the entire John Torchetti era and has witnessed Bob Miller singing country music in a Nashville honky-tonk bar. A native of Los Angeles, Rich has worked at the Daily News since 1999 and also serves as the paper's deputy sports editor. E-mail Rich at
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Is Nagy still scratched? I read that he had a problem on the last game, that's why he didn't play.
Harry, Hnagy has a Hip Hflexor