Lars Eller, Washington Capitals third line center, was taking a series of maintenance days due to an undisclosed injury he suffered at the tail end of the regular season.
One week after the Capitals season ended in double overtime in Game 7, Eller decided to head to the IIHF World Championship to represent Denmark.
On Wednesday morning, just one day after Eller had a goal and three assists in Denmarks 9-0 shutout over Great Britain Team Denmark announced that Eller was sent home from the tournament.
Denmark news outlet Esktra Bladet reported this news and also noted that Eller entered the tournament with a leg injury that he played through during the first round.