The St. Louis Blues have reportedly extended an invite to unrestricted free agent forward Scott Gomez, giving him a shot to earn a spot down the middle for the 2016 season.Last season with the New Jersey Devils, Gomez actually saw a return to being a pool worthy forward at age 35. In 58 games with the club, he picked up 7 goals and 34 points, scoring at nearly 0.6 points per game, which had him ranked 168th among all forwards in scoring last season. In a 23-team pool, that would have put him safely into the opening draft of the year, instead of being a possible Waiver Draft pick.
The early projection for the Blues shows that they have a possible 12-man forward core, which has some question marks, so a good camp could potentially give Gomez a shot at a full-time gig. This invite may be worth watching, because a job with the Blues would likely mean he'd get some talented wingers to play with, possibly in a 2nd line role.
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