Doing rob blakes job for him

I've been wondering about bringing Kaliyev to Philly, would love to do it without flipping Laughts though, as he could be a more valuable trade piece.

What's been Kaliyev's deal? Not jiving with the coaching staff? Can't figure out the system? Lack of effort? Lack of IQ?

A multitude of things.

a) classic Kings mismanagement of a player that was rather 1-dimensional when drafted, not allowed to do what he does best.
b) snakebitten offensively this past season when called up
c) not great defensively

I thought he improved his skating, was fighting harder for pucks in 22/23, but fell back a little last season. Constantly got put in the doghouse by McLellan/Hiller for worse players.

Despite his struggles, he was still one of the better players at generating chances/60. I think with a new start, he could easily put 20G with consistent gametime.