PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Eric Lindros skated in practice Wednesday and appeared set to rejoin the Philadelphia Flyers Thursday night when the host the Florida Panthers.
That game also will be the first in a Philadelphia uniform for newly acquired center Keith Primeau.
Lindros, who missed 18 games two seasons ago due to post-concussion syndrome, suffered a Grade II concussion on Jan. 14 in a 1-0 loss to the Atlanta Thrashers and has not played since. The defeat kicked off Philadelphia's 0current 0-3-2 slide.
It was the third concussion for Lindros, who initially was kept out of the lineup because the symptoms persisted for some 20 minutes after the hit.
The Flyers' captain, Lindros, 26, is third on the team in scoring with 17 goals and 26 assists in 39 games.
Philadelphia is second in the Atlantic Division with 59 points, nine behind first-place New Jersey. The Flyers were three behind the Devils at the time of Lindros' latest problem.
The Flyers Wednesday acquired center Todd White from the Chicago Blackhawks for a conditional pick in the 2001 draft. White, 24, will be assigned to the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League but will be a candidate for recall.
White had 21 goals and 30 assists in 42 games this season for the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League. In 43 career NHL games -- all with Chicago -- he has six goals and eight assists. He played one game for Chicago this season.
