The best chance for Dave Manson to win a Stanley Cup definitely came as a member of the Dallas Stars in 1999-00, who have already won their first one in '98-'99 vs. Buffalo after Brett Hull's controversial game winning goal vs Dominik Hasek. Manson was in his second stint with the Chicago Blackhawks in the very late 1990s after having spent his previous tenure with the Hawks in the late 1980s and the very early 1990s before being bounced around to Edmonton, Winnipeg/Phoenix and Montreal.
Manson was a decent point scorer for the majority of the 1990s decade, including part of his '98-'99 season with the Blackhawks where he posted up 21 points (6 goals and 15 assists) in 64 games, and I think he led the Blackhawks in scoring for defensemen who are still active for the Blackhawks roster because Chris Chelios was dealt to the Detroit Red Wings at the 1999 Trade Deadline.
However, come '99-'00, something went wrong with Dave Manson's overall play, and he was no longer the decent point scorer he had been with Chicago, Edmonton, Winnipeg/Phoenix and Montreal because of the likes of Boris Mironov, Anders Eriksson, Bryan McCabe, Sylvain Cote, Doug Zmolek and Brad Brown being better point scorers than Manson. Actually, Manson on February 2000 was dealt to the Dallas Stars packaged with Cote in exchange for Kevin Dean, Derek Plante.
Manson himself would remain limited to being a stay-at-home defenseman for the rest of his career, starting with the remainder of his second stint with Chicago, plus two separate stints with Dallas sandwiched with a stint with Toronto in the early 2000s. But at least Manson came the closest to winning himself a Stanley Cup after having came up short in the Western Conference Finals with Chicago and Edmonton, and Manson would've needed the Dallas Stars to beat the New Jersey Devils in order for that to happen.
Manson was a decent point scorer for the majority of the 1990s decade, including part of his '98-'99 season with the Blackhawks where he posted up 21 points (6 goals and 15 assists) in 64 games, and I think he led the Blackhawks in scoring for defensemen who are still active for the Blackhawks roster because Chris Chelios was dealt to the Detroit Red Wings at the 1999 Trade Deadline.
However, come '99-'00, something went wrong with Dave Manson's overall play, and he was no longer the decent point scorer he had been with Chicago, Edmonton, Winnipeg/Phoenix and Montreal because of the likes of Boris Mironov, Anders Eriksson, Bryan McCabe, Sylvain Cote, Doug Zmolek and Brad Brown being better point scorers than Manson. Actually, Manson on February 2000 was dealt to the Dallas Stars packaged with Cote in exchange for Kevin Dean, Derek Plante.
Manson himself would remain limited to being a stay-at-home defenseman for the rest of his career, starting with the remainder of his second stint with Chicago, plus two separate stints with Dallas sandwiched with a stint with Toronto in the early 2000s. But at least Manson came the closest to winning himself a Stanley Cup after having came up short in the Western Conference Finals with Chicago and Edmonton, and Manson would've needed the Dallas Stars to beat the New Jersey Devils in order for that to happen.
