Waived: [LAK] F Arthur Kaliyev waived by the Kings

[Raccoon Jesus]

Kings gonna King

Draft an enigmatic scorer who can be lethal offensively, try to turn him into a good little checker, be surprised there's pushback and he turns into basically exactly his draft profile.

Kings front office when Kaliyev isn't successful in 1 shift a period, 5 checking minutes with Trevor Lewis and Brendan Lemieux:

Edit: FSL covered it better below, and @bland covered the believable rumors/oral stories.

Draft a shooter that's not great at forechecking.

Bench him because he's not great at forechecking.

Attempt to trade him, but no value because no ice time.

Waive him.

King's should only draft hard working grinders from now on & stop wasting everyone's time.

Edit: Look for a shooter on a cheap contract at the deadline because of lack of cap space.

Don't get me wrong, he's a flawed player, but he's got more to give, and the Kings' patience with veterans like Fiala giving the opposing team breakaways every single game being so high yet that with youth being so low is maddening.

 

[Team_Spirit]

*Kings gonna Kings* No. This kid peaked early thanks to elite development and his issues were well known pre-draft.

 

[bland]

Kings gonna King

Draft an enigmatic scorer who can be lethal offensively, try to turn him into a good little checker, be surprised there's pushback and he turns into basically exactly his draft profile.

Kings front office when Kaliyev isn't successful in 1 shift a period, 5 checking minutes with Trevor Lewis and Brendan Lemieux:

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Edit: FSL covered it better below, and @bland covered the believable rumors/oral stories.




Don't get me wrong, he's a flawed player, but he's got more to give, and the Kings' patience with veterans like Fiala giving the opposing team breakaways every single game being so high yet that with youth being so low is maddening.

I think his introverted nature and disappointing response to traditional developmental techniques cost him the benefits of doubts up and down the organization. It's a shame, because there is so much to like there.

 

[Czechboy]

Todd macclellan didnt like him and the brain trust that finally drafted a scorer they needed for twenty years couldnt figure out what to do with him

Many feel he ruined Yakupov too! Maybe he thought they were related?lol

 

[chris kontos]

Draft a shooter that's not great at forechecking.

Bench him because he's not great at forechecking.

Attempt to trade him, but no value because no ice time.

Waive him.

King's should only draft hard working grinders from now on & stop wasting everyone's time.

Edit: Look for a shooter on a cheap contract at the deadline because of lack of cap space.

THIS IS THE REALITY

 

[KingPuckChoo]

Blake is STILL the biggest idiot GM in this league

Blake. The Accidental Genius.

 

[Sol]

I can confidently say that if there was ever a case of xenophobia in the NHL it’d go to the Kings with the way they handle these players. Zero reason to waive Kaliyev. Kaliyev is the most misused player ever. Sucks a lot to lose him.

Sorry, RHP? What are the knocks on Kaliyev? He's young and cheap enough that I suspect that he'll get claimed.

The knock on Kaliyev is that he plays like a sniper and not a grinder. Weird that a sniper plays like a sniper.

 

[SEALBound]

I believe the Penguins need raw shooting talent. If he clears, how about a swap of Kaliyev and Puljujarvi?

 

[McDonald19]

Ducks need a forward.

 

[12ozPapa]

Does he still pick his nose and eat his boogers?

 

[KingsOfCali25]

Rob Blake...you are the biggest idiot in hockey

 

[Jericho111091]

For the last 1 1/2 seasons or so my thoughts on him have basically been: I doubt he'll be a game breaker or anything, but I could see him being a 15 to 20 goal guy on a team that doesn't try to turn him into a grinder or bench him for half the game because he missed a poke check or something.

 

[OVO16]

Could see the Sens picking him up

 

[killermiller]

He's a better player than what Rob Blake/Kings management thinks but a worse player than the majority of Kings fans think.

 

[lwvs84]

He's got to be a better scoring option than Leason, right? Carlsson needs someone that can put the puck in the net.

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

Ducks should put a claim on him

 

[unicornpig]

He's a better player than what Rob Blake/Kings management thinks but a worse player than the majority of Kings fans think.

every young player that the kings waived have not made a place from themselves elsewhere.

 

[chris kontos]

I believe the Penguins need raw shooting talent. If he clears, how about a swap of Kaliyev and Puljujarvi?

Pool party would be the perfect get for the assholes in our front office jfc

 

[SaltyElkHunter]

Kings want players to play like they did under Darryl but they want to distance themselves from guys like Daryl.

They want guys that can play like race horses but turn them into geldings the second they run wild.

It’s like being married to a stay at home feminist. Hahahaha

 

[Bubbles]

Draft a shooter that's not great at forechecking.

Bench him because he's not great at forechecking.

Attempt to trade him, but no value because no ice time.

Waive him.

King's should only draft hard working grinders from now on & stop wasting everyone's time.

Edit: Look for a shooter on a cheap contract at the deadline because of lack of cap space.

It's funny how this keeps happening in most NHL teams. I've seen so many one-dimensional type of guys get drafted, and teams try to instill some two-way crap into the player, and they fail to develop and off to Europe they go.

Sometimes you just got to live with the warts on a player. Not everyone is a two-way player.

 

[KevinRedkey]

I want sens to take a chance.

Same.

Try him with Stutzle. If it fails - waivers again.

 

[Grinner]

A short move up the 101 to San Jose

 

[King'sPawn]

He's a victim of what I feel are poor developmental decisions, but also just hasn't grown up as a player.

His first few seasons were spent on the fourth line with Lizotte and Lemieux. He had good chemistry and Kings fans, rightfully, imagined "what could be" if put on a higher line.

But McLellan didn't do so. At least not consistently. He would get one or two games, and the time he had a bad shift, he'd be demoted again.

Finally, last year, he just seemed to get worse. His shot wasn't dangerous. It wasn't creating rebounds. He wasn't battling hard.

It's an expected outcome to a static developmental approach when putting a sniper in a grinder's role and punishing him for not learning to grind.

I'm not sure if he'll grow up and/or thrive with another team. He's certainly worth a try if you want a young sniper you can be patient with.

 

[Three On Zero]

Get him Allvin

 

[rajuabju]

Will be shocked if no one claims him and see's if a different environment works out... Cause he was asked to play a role he wasnt well suited for here under TMac, then his development sort of stalled, and then got hurt, and never got another serious look due to our roster being full. Sucks, but not surprised. We just didnt have room on the NHL roster for him.