When the Kraken entered the League(2021) I thought they should have been allowed to draft players from the college and Junior...European ranks 2 years(2019) before entering but only in the latter rounds 4th-7th where they could hopefully at least get some depth players for the future when the vets they drafted in the Expansion draft grew old or were replaceable. It would have helped...And if I was an Owner and Management team of proceeding Expansion drafts I'd make it a point of Entrance for the 1-2 Billion supposedly going to be asked for Admittance... and since in a lot of cases the Teams drafting are taking on bad or expensive contracts this would help with the sting some of those contracts hamstring teams...
The Europeans have been coming to the NHL since 1973 with Borje Salming the Legend the Star and follwed by Anders Hedberg,U and kent Nilsson and many many more,then the Russians and old East Block countries had players come over in waves after the Iron Curtain came down 1989-91...