The veteran, who opted to forgo surgery to play through pain, worked the final 15 minutes of their weekend rout of Los Angeles.

"It wasn't great," Olsen told the Washington Post. "I was like a wounded animal out there."

Soehn, however, focused on the emotional boost provided by his succesful return.

"It was important to get Benny back into the mix," stated the boss. "Everybody knows how valuable he's been to us."