BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff announced Friday that defenseman Rasmus Dahlin will be taking a temporary leave of absence.

"Rasmus will be taking a temporary leave of absence to deal with a personal matter back in Sweden. I will say this, he said everything is ok, and through this he's got full support by our team," Ruff said during a press conference.

While the team did not say what the issue was, Dahlin had announced in September that his fiancée Carolina Matovac recently had a heart transplant while on a vacation in France earlier this year after suffering a traumatic heart incident.

Dahlin said back in September, "While Carolina is still working through her rehab to return to be with me in Buffalo, she has demonstrated an incredible determination, spir

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