The Oilers have one (Ference) defenseman signed for next year.
I am sure they will try to make a trade or sign a free agent to shore up the group (best of luck with that), but for the most part, they are likely to go with an onslaught of youth on D next year: Nurse, Klefbom, Marincin, etc.
I fully expect that they will be worse next year than they are now. It is difficult to imagine, but it seems pretty inevitable at this point.
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