{"id":201963,"date":"2025-09-20T20:28:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T20:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/201963\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T20:28:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T20:28:11","slug":"sabres-star-rasmus-dahlin-reveals-fiancees-heart-transplant-during-france-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/201963\/","title":{"rendered":"Sabres star Rasmus Dahlin reveals fianc\u00e9e&#8217;s heart transplant during France trip"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nhl\/buffalo-sabres\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Buffalo Sabres<\/a> star Rasmus Dahlin revealed in an open letter to hockey fans that his fianc\u00e9e, Carolina Matovac, received a heart transplant after she experienced &#8220;major heart failure&#8221; while the couple was vacationing in France early this summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The Sabres captain detailed the traumatic experience in a letter shared by the team Friday. According to Dahlin, Matovac had been feeling ill for several days, which led to her experiencing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/heart-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;major heart failure.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sabres-rasmus-dahlin-003.jpg\" alt=\"Carolina Matovac and Rasmus Dahlin on the red carpet\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>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)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; he wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Matovac remained on life support for weeks before receiving the transplant in France.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Without the incredible commitment, expertise, care, and sensitivity of all the people who treated Carolina, we would not be in the position that we are in today, with Carolina recovering well and on the path to a full recovery.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sabres-rasmus-dahlin-002.jpg\" alt=\"Rasmus Dahlin skates during an NHL game\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Rasmus Dahlin (26) of the Buffalo Sabres skates during the first period against the Philadelphia Flyers at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, on April 17, 2025. (Rebecca Villagracia\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Dahlin thanked Matovac\u2019s medical team, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nhl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NHL<\/a> and NHLPA, and the Pegula family for their support. He said that by sharing this life-altering experience, he hopes to remind others to &#8220;appreciate our experiences, the people closest to us, and the importance of fully living each day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While Carolina is still working through her rehab to return to be with me in Buffalo, she has demonstrated an incredible determination, spirit, positivity, and resilience that I am in awe of. This has undoubtedly been the most challenging chapter of our lives, however it is something that we have learned so much from. We will continue to grow from these experiences and are so grateful for all the love and support we have received. We are truly blessed in so many ways and fully realize how fortunate we are.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sabres-rasmus-dahlin-001.jpg\" alt=\"Rasmus Dahlin during an NHL game\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin (26) follows the puck in the first period against the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on April 1, 2025. (Marc DesRosiers\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p>Dahlin, 25, is entering his eighth NHL season after being selected first overall by Buffalo in the 2018 draft. The Swedish defenseman has topped 50 points in each of his past four seasons and was selected to represent his country at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/olympics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">2026 Winter Olympics<\/a> in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> sports coverage on X<\/a>, and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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