I have the feeling that this 2024 draft will be the first in which the Europeans will have a majority.
This time all the major European nations will be on top. This year there have been 43% Europeans and in 2024 there will probably be many more Russians (22), Czechs (8), Slovaks (2) and Swiss (0) than in 2020. If we start from a base of 40 Russians, 30 Swedes, 20 Finns, 20 Czechoslovakians and 10 others (Belarusians, Swiss, etc.) that makes 120/224.
Sportingly, it doesn't make any sense to keep the whole league in North America.
I hope that the league will know how to evolve with a North American conference and a European conference.
In terms of consumers, Europe is a bigger market.
Well, maybe Europeans will have a majority in that draft, but i don't know if Slovakia will have more than 2 players. After the stronger birthyears of 2004 and 2005, birthyear 2006 looks a bit weaker for us. Of course, it's still really far and you can't do the rank for the 2-7 round 4 years ahead. Right now it looks real that only Jakub Chromiak will be drafted which is only 1 player.