Nope, it does not help whatsoever. There hasn't even been a link to increased merchandise OR attendance for those awards being won.
Honestly, in the higher divisions you usually don't always see the top players leading in stats because managers really try to manage minutes so it hurts their ppg numbers. I am more worried about stats per 48 minutes than stats per game. That gives me a good indication of how my player is performing.
It's okay that you strive to be up there stat wise, but it's really very trivial. The forfeit does not hurt you unless it puts you below the minimum games played mark though.