The Edmonton Oilers missed Corey Perry last season.

On top of being a capable goal scorer, even as he turns 40 years old, Perry did a terrific job getting under the skin of opponents. When accounting for Evander Kane, who was traded to the Vancouver Canucks last off-season, the Oilers didn’t really have a player who could do that.

Getting a player with the sole intent of getting under the skin of the opposition isn’t something the Oilers should be doing. But adding a 20-goal scorer who fits in the middle six who is also a pest, now we’re talking.

Enter Mason Marchment, as the 31-year-old ranks as Daily Faceoff’s 11th-best free agent available.

Mason Marchment’s fit in the Oilers’ lineup

Marchment has had a weird career. After spending two seasons in the Ontario Hockey League, the winger went undrafted and toiled in the ECHL and American Hockey League for his first four professional seasons.

Aside from four games with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2019-20, the Uxbridge, Ont. product didn’t get his big break in the National Hockey League until 2020-21 with the Florida Panthers. Playing 33 games, he scored twice and added 10 assists, then scored two more goals in the playoffs.

Suddenly, all the pieces fit after that, as Marchment went on to score 18 goals and 47 points in 54 games with the Panthers in 2021-22. The........

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