Marco Bombino has been very impressed with the play of Eemil Viro, picked 70th overall in last year’s draft by the Detroit Red Wings (We had him ranked 86th). He has emerged this season playing against men in the Liiga and looking like another one of Steve Yzerman’s gems in the pipeline.

It would be fantastic if a third round pick could be a productive NHL player. We’ll see what happens.

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No matter what, Sabres coach Ralph Krueger contorts to project positivity, but I’ve never seen him look as ashen as he did following that game.