Petr Nedved News

Petr Nedved is heading back to Edmonton. The Oilers claimed the 35-year-old centre off waivers Tuesday from the Philadelphia Flyers. It was the third time this season Nedved had been placed on waivers. Nedved played for the Oilers at the end of the 2003-04 season and made a good impression with the team. ``We liked the way he played for us last time he was here,'' Oilers GM Kevin Lowe ...

The shakeup started with the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday in the wake of an embarrassing loss, the NHL club waiving veteran centre Petr Nedved, winger Niko Dimitrakos and defenceman Nolan Baumgartner. If they clear waivers by noon ET Thursday, Nedved and Dimitrakos will be re-assigned to the AHL while Baumgartner will remain with the Flyers. Nedved had zero points and a minus-7 rating in six games but at US$2.35 million ...