Rick Martin

When it came to presenting themselves as appalling on the ice last season, the Buffalo Sabres were a bunch of geniuses. Buffalo finished an astounding 30 games under .500 in 2013-14 and ended the season with just 52 points. It was, by far the worst in the league and the fewest full-season points Buffalo ended a season with since 1971-72.

A statue of the legendary French Connection is being unveiled today at Alumni Arena.  Which made me think about why I am the BIGGEST SPORTS LOSER EVER.  Seriously... I'm not a sports fan...I'll own up to that right away but I gotta tell you, I was ASHAMED of myself.

When you are an air personality one of the jobs you hate to do is to report bad news. Today I had the sad task of telling our listeners that we lost Rick Martin, the former Sabres great and part of the famous "French Connection". He died today after an apparent heart attack which resulted in a one car accident. He was 59.

One third of the French connection and one of the greatest Buffalo Sabres of all time, Rick Martin, has died of an apparent heart attack. Rick Martin was 59 years old.