Penguins waive LeClair; Flyers interested

From the Inquirer's Tim Panaccio: Former Flyer John LeClair was placed on waivers today by the Pitsburgh Penguins. LeClair, who was earning $1.8 million this season, can be secured for the waiver price of $3,375. The left winger was a 50-goal scorer for the Flyers three times during his career, which began with Montreal in 1990. If LeClair, 37, were to pass into re-entry waivers, he could be claimed for a salary as low as $900,000. The Flyers are believed to be interested in LeClair if he passes into re-entry waivers. My head is ready to explode just thinking about this. How could the Flyers possibly have any interest in LeClair? He's 38 years old and hasn't averaged a point a game since the 1998-1999 season. Since then, he's played in 384 games, recording 281 points -- a 0.73 point-per-game average. This season he has seven points (two goals) in 21 games -- a 0.33 point-per-game average. (For the record, his career point-per-game average is 0.85.) Many thanks to my friend Vin (he's the Thunder Bay Bombers in the Hat Trick Hockey League) who gave me the heads up on this. Here's our conversation: Vin: The missing piece to the puzzle -- http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/16132619.htm. Matt: Oh, for god's sake . . . . Vin: He’s exactly what this team needs. Slow, lumbering, past his prime. Perfect. Matt: If anyone had any inkling that Holmgren might be different than Clarke, this would set them straight.