Penguins put veteran LeClair on waivers.(Sports)

Byline: Associated Press

PITTSBURGH - John LeClair was placed on waivers Thursday by the Pittsburgh Penguins, a move designed to try to move the two-time 50-goal scorer to another team.

If LeClair clears waivers by Friday, the Penguins must decide whether to release him and be responsible for his $1.5 million salary or keep him and try to work out a trade in which they might have to pick up part of his salary.

The 37-year-old LeClair, a healthy scratch for two of Pitts burgh's past six game, signed with the Penguins in August 2005 following the NHL's lengthy labor impasse. He had 22 goals and 51 points last season, but his ice time dipped this …