After five years of shuttling between the minors and the NHL, Dave has found a home in Minnesota. He was second on the North Stars with 40 goals in 1989-90 and his 78 points was third on the club. Dave, a first-round pick of the New York Rangers in 1983, was traded to Minnesota in 1987. He got his first chance to play regularly in 1988-89 and he responded with a spectacular season, scoring 35 goals - 27 more than his career high. He also led the North Stars with a plus-13 rating. An injury kept him out of that season's playoffs but he got a taste of postseason play in 1990 and scored a key goal in Game 6 against Chicago.