‘”It bothers me because I spent most of career there, in good times and bad, and I feel for the fans,” Robert, the right winger on the famed French Connection, told The Buffalo News at a Sabres Road Crew event late Thursday night in the Park MGM hotel. “I remember how good they were and I know how good they are. No better fans anywhere in sports than in Buffalo. I keep saying, ‘Be patient, be patient’ but I think this time I see the light around the corner. I really do.”‘