Decided to head back to New York next week for a few days..—
Henrik Lundqvist (@HLundqvist30) November 16, 2012

Lundqvist needed to return to NY for Swedish tax reasons so that he could return and play the rest of the season for Frolunda in case the season is cancelled.

Swedish newspaper Expressen wrote today, “In addition there are fiscal problems if Lundqvist is here more than 183 days and that the spouses Lundqvist, right in the middle of the trial period in order to obtain a green card (permanent residence) in the United States.”