Two weeks after being reunited on the ice in Buffalo, the Sabres' famed French Connection lost a member when Rick Martin died Sunday. The 59-year-old was pronounced dead at a suburban Buffalo hospital at around 1 p.m., about a half hour after the car he was driving crossed the center line on the road, rolled along the shoulder and struck a utility pole before coming to rest against a tree, New York State Police Capt. Steven Nigrelli said. Heart disease was determined to be the cause of Martin's death following an autopsy, state police announced Monday. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6212881
