Buffalo Sabres star Rasmus Dahlin detailed a “traumatic” experience he and his fiancée, Carolina Matovac, experienced this NHL offseason.

“While on vacation in France early this summer, Carolina began to feel sick for a few days, which quickly turned into her experiencing heart failure,” the couple shared in a statement on Friday, September 19. “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.”

The statement continued, “Without her receiving lifesaving CPR, the result would have been unimaginable. It is hard to even think about the worst-case scenario.”

“She was transferred to a hospital where she remained on life support for weeks before she was the beneficiary of a heart transplant while stil

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