Niedermayer wasn't the best d-man of his era (that'd be the already taken Lidstrom.)Scott Niedermayer
Niedermayer was never even the best Dman on his team except for his time in Anaheim when Pronger wasn't there.Niedermayer wasn't the best d-man of his era (that'd be the already taken Lidstrom.)
Since the rules even out the eras, we should go for the best player available of whatever era they were in, as they'd be top tier.
Shore was a more dominant player of his era than Niedermayer was of his.