When Brett Berard thought of Arthur Kaliyev’s shot, his mind darted back to January 2021. To when Berard was less than a year removed from becoming a Rangers prospect and Kaliyev was two years removed from being the Kings’ second-round pick.

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.

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.

The Rangers turned to the waiver wire to pad their lost forward depth. Arthur Kaliyev was claimed by the Blueshirts on Monday, after the 23-year-old wing was waived by the organization that drafted him 33rd overall in 2019, the Los Angeles Kings.

A trade request, lack of playing time and a foiled relationship with the Kings led Arthur Kaliyev right to the Rangers.

The Rangers have picked up 23-year-old Arthur Kaliyev off of waivers after he was let go by the Kings on Sunday.

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

New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the team has claimed forward Arthur Kaliyev off waivers. Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan before growing up in Staten Island,

The Rangers claimed Kaliyev off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings earlier today. Rempe has served seven games of the eight game suspension he received for hitting Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen,