The LA Kings have a wealth of talent in their forward core. With players like Anze Kopitar, Quinton Byfield, Trevor Moore, Kevin Fiala, Adrian Kempe, Philip Danult, and Pierre-Luc Dubois, it makes it hard for younger players to get ice time.
Forward Arthur Kaliyev boasts a wealth of offensive talents yet does not play much because of the players ahead of him. Insider David Pagnotta has shared that Kaliyev has reportedly requested a trade away from the Kings.
Kaliyev is coming off of a brutal season where he scored only 7 goals and 15 points in 51 games. He was averaging under 12 minutes a game when he played and clearly needs an opportunity if he can succeed at the NHL level.
Hopefully, a change of scenery can help the young winger break out and establish himself amongst the elite talent in the NHL.
Source - House of Hockey
LA Kings youngster reportedly requests a trade due to lack of ice time
| POLL | ||
MAI 30 | 129 ANSWERS LA Kings forward reportedly requests a trade Would you trade a second-round pick for Arthur Kaliyev? | ||
| Yes | 64 | 49.6 % |
| No | 65 | 50.4 % |
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YESTERDAY
JUNE 6, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mitch Marner | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Tomas Hertl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jordan Staal | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Shea Theodore | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Brayden McNabb | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Taylor Hall | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jordan Martinook | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jackson Blake | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Eichel | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Brett Howden | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Seth Jarvis | - | 1 | 1 | |
| William Karlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jaccob Slavin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Logan Stankoven | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | - | - | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | - | - | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||