Sunday, March 13, 2011

BREAKING: Sabres' Rick Martin Dies In Car Crash

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Former Sabre Rick Martin has died in a car accident in the Buffalo, New York suburb of Clarence. The two car crash happened shortly after noon Sunday. A law enforcement official told the Buffalo News, speaking on the condition of anonymity, that Martin appears to have had a heart attack behind the wheel.

Martin, along with Rene Robert and Gilbert Perrault, was part of the famed "RPM Line/French Connection" that led the Sabres to the Stanley Cup Finals against the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1970's.

Here's coverage from our friends at WGRZ-TV in Buffalo...


Here's the tribute that ran before the Sabres-Sens game today at The Crossroads
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And FOSG Paul Peck looks back on Martin's career...
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Remembering the career of Rick Martin: wivb.com



Here's a look at the French Connection...
Look out...
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More when we know more...

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