After skating on the right wing of the third line alongside Chris Kreider and Filip Chytil on Tuesday night, Kaliyev has already played with six different Rangers. He also lined up next to Brett Berard and Jonny Brodzinski in his Blueshirts debut before skating next to Jimmy Vesey and Sam Carrick in the following contest.
Very exciting night for New York Rangers' newly acquired forward Arthur Kaliyev as he scores his first goal as a member of the New York Rangers organization on Thursday night against the Utah Hockey Club.
The New York Rangers claimed forward Arthur Kaliyev off waivers Monday from the Los Angeles Kings. The 23-year-old wing has not played in the NHL this season after recovering from a broken clavicle suffered in training camp. He played five AHL games as part of a conditioning stint in December but didn’t appear for the Kings before going on waivers.
A trade request, lack of playing time and a foiled relationship with the Kings led Arthur Kaliyev right to the Rangers.
If Kaliyev can revive his NHL trajectory with the Rangers, his shot will likely sit at the center of the resurgence.
The boxing-out issues continued against Utah. A minute into the game, Utah’s Ian Cole fired a point shot tipped by teammate Barrett Hayton. Igor Shesterkin made the initial stop, but Matias Maccelli got away from K’Andre Miller and buried the rebound.
The New York Rangers claimed winger Arthur Kaliyev off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings on Monday, giving the struggling team a low-cost, low-risk young player to fill the void left by trading Kaapo Kakko to Seattle last month.
Kaliyev scored a goal on two shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 5-3 win over Utah. Kaliyev's goal was his first as a Ranger, and it was also his first point over four contests since the team claimed him off waivers from the Kings.
The 23-year-old winger was the Kings' second-round selection (33rd overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft. Kaliyev has played parts of four NHL seasons recording 35 goals and 71 points in
The New York Rangers claimed right winger Arthur Kaliyev off NHL waivers after he spent parts of four seasons with the Los Angeles Kings. The New York Rangers picked up Arthur Kaliyev off NHL waivers on Monday, the team announced.
On Sunday, the Los Angeles Kings placed winger Arthur Kaliyev on waivers, a move that would shock hockey experts living in 2021. But the times have changed in Southern California.
Arthur Kaliyev, claimed by NYR, is a developing shoot-first winger. Never able to break out of sheltered fourth line minutes with the Kings. Loves chucking one-timers and perimeter shots and has shown some usefulness getting pucks out of the defensive zone. #NYR pic.twitter.com/VZ0UIOnq8U