Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin takes leave from team as fiancée recovers from heart transplant

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Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin has taken an indefinite leave of absence from the team just months after his fiancée, Carolina Matovac, underwent a heart transplant, the team announced Friday.

Head coach Lindy Ruff spoke to reporters Friday and shared that Matovac had not suffered any setbacks, but that Dahlin would be traveling to Sweden as she continues to recover.

Carolina Matovac and Rasmus Dahlin (26) of the Buffalo Sabres pose on the red carpet at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Feb. 1, 2024. (Nicole Osborne/NHLI via Getty Images)

"[Dahlin] said everything is OK," he said, via ESPN. "I think it's been incredibly hard. I fully understand what this young man is going through. I don't think you can describe it. I'm very passionate about the fact that no one would want to walk in his shoes and to have dealt with what he has dealt with. He has the support of everybody on this. This is larger than hockey."

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Ruff said there was no timetable for Dahlin’s return.

In an open letter to fans in September, Dahlin shared that Matovac had been feeling ill for several days, which led to her experiencing "major heart failure."

"Fortunately, she received CPR on multiple occasions, and up to a couple of hours at a time to keep her alive, which ultimately saved her life. Without her receiving lifesaving CPR, the result would have been unimaginable. It is hard to even think about the worst-case scenario," he wrote.

Matovac remained on life support for weeks before receiving the transplant in France.

Rasmus Dahlin (26) of the Buffalo Sabres skates during the