“Go play tennis.”

The way the Edmonton Oilers showed against Dallas in an 8-3 loss Tuesday night in Edmonton — like a bunch of individuals — it was fair to wonder if perhaps a sport like tennis, or golf, might be a better idea.

But if team engagement was going to be an issue for the Oilers a few days later in Seattle, then Mason Marchment — whose father Bryan so famously authored the above quote as an unapologetic open-ice hitter on Edmonton’s blue-line — made sure the Oilers had the glue they required to look more like the team they’re trying to be.

Marchment drilled Darnell Nurse early on with a blindside check, ran into goalie Stuart Skinner a bit later on, and generally lent a purpose to the Oilers effort in an impressive 4-0 win over Seattle.

By game’s end, Marchment was turning d

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