A little bit like Derrick Pouliot, though 2 years younger, he was a highly touted offensive dman in CHL but has not had great NHL success and has seemingly fallen into some disfavour in Philly (coaches/management) while fans seem to think he is getting a rough ride (that is unless Pouliot who was not universally loved by fans it seems).   May perhaps be able to pry away this summer.   Philly seems to like Manning over him (why, I have not a clue) and they have some other good D prospects - but S