The Edmonton Oilers signed veteran defenseman Jason Garrison to a professional tryout, the team announced Tuesday.

Garrison played in only eight NHL games last year with the Vegas Golden Knights, recording one assist while averaging 19:04 ice time per game.

In 58 games with the AHL's Chicago Wolves, the 33-year-old tallied eight goals and 20 assists.

In the wake of Andrej Sekera's Achilles injury suffered during offseason training, the Oilers are bringing in competition for their blue line, as Jakub Jerabek signed a one-year deal with the club last week.

Garrison has a bomb from the point - one that helped him pot a career-high 16 goals from the back end in 2011-12 with the Florida Panthers, but his lack of foot speed has made him ineffective over the past few years.

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