Never expected that Backlund would finish top 3, but I am happy he received enough recognition to finish as one of the finalists. That is how you win these recognition awards anyways.
It works both ways. For instance, I thought Lidstrom was completely robbed for not winning the Norris, but IIRC, once he started winning he won once or twice primarily based on reputation (at least that is how I remember it, but it is Lidstrom, and who the F is going to argue with him winning one really?).
Awards are nice, and you always hope that the players getting them really deserve the accolades they are being given. It doesn't always work out that way, and I have long stopped being bent out of shape when someone else who probably deserved it less won. That is just the nature of how opinion driven awards go.
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