The New York Rangers are shaking up their roster ahead of Thursday night’s matchup against the New Jersey Devils. Among the changes, 23-year-old forward Arthur Kaliyev is set to make his Rangers debut after being claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday.

Igor Shesterkin is set to return to the cage on Thursday against the New Jersey Devils at Madison Square Garden after missing four games to an upper-body injury per NHL insider Elliotte Friedman. Shesterkin endured the injury in the Rangers' 5-3 loss to the Florida Panthers on Dec. 30.

The New York Rangers picked up Arthur Kaliyev off NHL waivers on Monday, the team announced. The Los Angeles Kings placed Kaliyev on waivers on Sunday. He carries a $825,000 cap hit on a one-year contract he signed with the Kings in the off-season.

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

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The New York Rangers claimed the former Staten Island resident off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings on Monday, the club announced. The 23-year-old Kaliyev was actually born in Uzbekistan, but moved to the Island along with his family when he was just two-years-old. The right wing lived here for 11 years before moving to Michigan.

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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.

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In a move that has caught the attention of hockey fans and analysts alike, the New York Rangers recently claimed Arthur Kaliyev off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings.

The New York Rangers made a low-risk, high-reward type of move to claim Arthur Kaliyev off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday. At this point of the season, it’s rare to see the Rangers pick up another player, but the prospect of adding a young forward the likes of Kaliyev was too good for Chris Drury and Peter Laviolette to pass on.