The Los Angeles Kings and young forward Arthur Kaliyev have been at odds for a few months and a trade has felt like the most likely outcome for a while.

After many nights spent up in the press box, Kaliyev requested a trade during the season and LA seemed happy to grant that request this summer.

However, reports suggest there wasn't much interest in Kaliyev at the NHL draft and the Kings have since sent a qualifying offer to Kaliyev.

If there truly is no interest in Kaliyev, it's time to wipe the slate clean and give him a significant look on the roster next season.

The Kings need a goal-scoring winger to stick into their top nine and could use a consistent power-play threat. For all of Kaliyev's faults, he can provide those two things.

Not only can he provide a missing element to the lineup, but there's also a spot in the top nine they know Kaliyev can succeed in.

He started last season on a line with Phil Danault and Trevor Moore, a line that found immediate success. He was moved off that line to make way for Kevin Fiala, who wasn't working with Pierre-Luc Dubois and Kaliyev's downfall began after that.

 The Moore-Danault-Kaliyev line was a force in their short stint together though.

Individually, Kaliyev grabbed five even-strength points in 10 games, a 41-point pace. It's too small a sample size to take as a fact, but 41 points would have placed him second on the team in even-strength scoring.

The line was dominant as a whole too.

In 123 minutes, they posted a 58.58 corsi for percentage, 59.91 Fenwick for percentage, 55.46% scoring chances for percentage, 57.1% high danger chances for and outscored opponents nine to four, all according to NaturalStatrick.com.

These numbers are some of the best amongst Kings lines that played more than 100 minutes together.

This wasn't a decent line or line that just got the job done, they were fantastic together during their short stint.

Whatever complaints anyone has about Kaliyev, he was an impactful member of that line and there's no reason to think they wouldn't have the same success next season.

Wiping the slate clean and watching a bounce-back year isn't unprecedented either.

Two summers ago Gabe Vilardi's future in LA was questioned, and after getting another chance on a line that worked for him, he had a breakout season that saw him score at a 30-goal pace.

There's no guarantee Kaliyev would have a similar season, but it isn't out of the realm of possibility either.

Given the Kings' need for a top-nine scorer, it couldn't hurt to give Kaliyev 25 games next to Moore and Danault.

Especially when the alternative appears to be Tanner Jeannot next to them.

That's nothing against Jeannot either, he's an acquisition I've praised since day one, but it's impossible to think there isn't more upside in giving Kaliyev a look over Jeannot.

If you get to the 25-game mark and it isn't working, you always have Jeannot as a fallback plan.

The idea of Jeannot on any line is to give them a hardworking, physical player to create space for his linemates and finish chances.

I get the thought process, but if there's one thing Danault and Moore don't need, it's a workhorse. They both have energy to burn and are at their best playing with a skilled player to complement them.

The upside of finally seeing the 20+ goal-scorer LA thought Kaliyev could be last summer, the player he showed he could be in his stint with Danault and Moore, is too good to pass up on.

It's not all on LA either. Kaliyev likely won't get a better chance to shine than playing with Danault and Moore and should relish that opportunity if it comes.

For both the player and the team, wiping the slate clean, putting aside past transgressions and moving forward is the best option.