The Edmonton Oilers may be lacking when it comes to the right side of their defensive corps, but when it comes to the left-handed blueliners, the Oilers have incredible depth.
Last season, the Oilers had to run without top defenseman Oscar Klefbom, who proved to be Edmonton’s top defender in his short season (interrupted by staph infection). They thankfully had a top defender in Andrej Sekera, and fared even better thanks to the presence of Brandon Davidson, Darnell Nurse and eventually Jordan Oesterle. Though Nurse did not make the original opening night roster, he was eventually called up thanks to continuous defensive woes and injuries.