I'll choose option b for the written portion since I have no clue what's going on overall in the SHL. I think the biggest surprise so far, to me, has been Leon's play for Newfoundland. After two seasons of below-average play, I really didn't have much optimism for this season. However, Leon exploded for 25 goals and 32 assists and 57 points, ranking 7th overall in points. Truly a miracle in his life.
Leon now had to deal with not only his regular life and hockey related stuff, but the attention from the fans and media that accompany such success. No longer could Leon just walk out of the locker room after away games and head to the bus, he'd have to take a side exit after a loss if he didn't want to be signing autographs or having fans and media take hundreds of pictures of him. The attention can be nice, and it's definitely helped the on ice play at times. But during slumps, it can be your biggest source of criticism, but Leon has handled it well this season.