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Originally Posted by Rick M.
Funny how we can't talk about Alex Nylander without bringing up his father and brother. It's like saying Scott Neidermeyer couldn't be any good because of Rob.
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Rob was a good player, just not near as good as Scott. It also wasn't an issue of character or competitiveness with the Niedermayers. The strength of the Niedermayers was their skating and IQ. Both players were great skaters and played a real cerebral game.
I always thought that had Rob played defense, he would have been a much better player. Scott never really put up big offensive numbers, which is okay if you are an all around defenseman. Rob was also a good all around player, but because he was a forward, he needed to put up points to "Prove" how good he was.