The first summer of Peter Chiarelli taking over the reins as Edmonton Oilers General Manager, he made a couple of signings, and one of those was Mark Letestu. He was trying to increase the depth on centre, and at the time, Letestu seemed to be a stable option on the bottom six.
He did prove himself to be quite strong on the offensive rush. Letestu scored 25 points (10 G, 15 A) and dressed for all 82 games, while proving to be one of the strongest options on the bottom six. He was able to crease offense, and he would also be one of the players to carry his line.