Jerry McKenna, left, the American sculptor commissioned to construct the statue, and Ron Moscati, whose photograph became the inspiration of the famed hockey players, talk in front of the First Niagara Center Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, in Buffalo, NY. The Sabres are honoring their past by unveiling a statue of the team's famed French Connection line 40 years after Gilbert Perreault, Rene Robert and the late Rick Martin first hit the ice together in Buffalo. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert)
