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Rasmus Dahlin has nine points in 14 games for the Sabres this season. Reuben Polansky-Shapiro \/ NHLI via Getty Images<\/p>\n
BUFFALO, N.Y. \u2014 Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin will be taking a temporary leave of absence from the team to deal with a personal matter back home in Sweden.<\/p>\n
Over the summer, while vacationing in France, Dahlin\u2019s fiancee, Carolina Matovac, began feeling sick for a few days and ended up experiencing sudden heart failure. She received life-saving CPR and was transferred to a hospital in France, where she was on life support before eventually receiving a heart transplant. She has been recovering in Sweden while Dahlin has been in Buffalo for the start of the Sabres\u2019 season.<\/p>\n
Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said Dahlin shared that everything is OK with Matovac. Dahlin has just had a difficult time focusing on hockey throughout this situation. Ruff said he has the full support of the organization and his teammates. There is not currently a timeline on how long Dahlin will be away.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s been incredibly hard,\u201d Ruff said. \u201cI fully understand what this young man is going through. I don\u2019t think you can describe it. I don\u2019t think you can feel what he\u2019s feeling. I\u2019m very passionate about the fact that no one would want to walk in his shoes and have dealt with what he dealt with. He has the support of everybody on this. This is larger than hockey.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dahlin, 25, is in his second season as the Sabres\u2019 captain and the second season of an eight-year, $88 million contract. He has nine points in 14 games this season while averaging more than 24 minutes of ice time. But the team has been outscored 12-7 when he\u2019s on the ice at five-on-five. Dahlin expressed frustration with his own game after a loss to the Blues dropped the Sabres to 5-5-4 on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got more to give,\u201d Dahlin said. \u201cI\u2019m not satisfied. I want to create more. I want to do more out there. I\u2019m not satisfied but I\u2019m on the way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ruff has gone out of his way to point out what Dahlin is dealing with away from the rink when discussing his captain\u2019s play this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat always comes first,\u201d Ruff reiterated on Friday. \u201cFamily and personal come before hockey. Hockey\u2019s our job, hockey\u2019s our lifeline, but family and personal trump anything else.\u201d<\/p>\n
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