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Originally Posted by GioforPM
He lost to Ekblad, a real stud defenceman who was only 18-19, playing a tough position and who will be a Norris winner eventually IMO. He also IIRC finished after Stone who tied him in points and had more goals (but quite a bit more NHL experience).
You can debate the choice all you want but it wasn't a snub.
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The only reason Elblad won was he was 18, Johnny was obviously better as a rookie, people also forget that Stone got 2nd place as well which was laughable. Don't really care, I wouldn't trade Johnny for Ekblad or Stone