Nothing fuels rivalries more in the NHL than playoff matchups.
Three straight postseasons featuring series between the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues from 1988 to 1990 meant that any regular-season games between the Norris Division rivals were highly combustible, with several players on each side happy to lend the igniting flame to the feud.
And one of the best at adding that spark is today’s Former Blackhawk of the Week: Dave Manson.
The NHL, in the 1980s and early 1990s, was borderline insanity. Lots of goals, lots of fights, and a general sense of lawlessness that permeated throughout the building (and it wasn’t just the players on the ice, either).