People are so bent out of shape for something that matters so little.
I doubt Tolvanen cares about a KHL award. Because if he cared at all about it, he would have showed up at the Gala to collect it.
The NHL does stupid shit like this all the time too.
They suspend players for skipping their all-star nonsense.
Ovechkin just won a Conn Smythe because "narrative and story". Crosby has 2 Smythe's, 1 of which he 100% didn't deserve but just in case he never got a chance, and the other 1 is at least debatable.
Lidstrom won a Norris towards the end of his career, he didn't deserve because reasons.
Ekblad has a Calder he didn't deserve because he was a good old Canadian Boy.
and on and on.
People are acting like Tolvanen was cheated out of something meaningful. He could have went to the Gala where he would have been presented the Trophy. He didn't go, he didn't win.