Rasmus Dahlin forced to step away due to serious medical issue.

Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin has been through a horrific ordeal over the course of the past several months, with that ordeal now culminating in the Sabres captain taking a leave of absence from his team.

On Friday, the Sabres officially announced that Dahlin would be stepping away from the team to be with fiancee Carolina Matovac as she continues to recover from a shocking medical issue that nearly claimed her life earlier this summer.

Back in September Dahlin informed the world that Matovac had suffered a massive heart failure while the pair were enjoying time off during the summer month., The experience was no doubt an incredibly traumatic one for Dahlin who saw receive his fiancee receive CPR, sometimes for hours at a time, just to keep her alive and on life support for weeks before she received a life saving transplant.

That Dahlin would want to be close to his loved one at such a difficult time makes all the sense in the world, with Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff expressing his admiration for how well Dahlin has handled the incredible hardships that have come his way as of late.

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

It is a tough break for the Sabres who are losing one of the most important players on their roster for an undertermined period of time, but I don't think there's anyone who is going to be second guessing Dahlin's decision to step away under the circumstances.

Dahlin was off to a decent start to the season with a goal and 8 assists for a total of 9 points in 14 games prior to his leave of absence.