It's quite interesting, and part of me would love to see it, but just too risky. Aside from relying heavily on too many rookies to step in and contribute right away as you mentioned, I don't think there's much depth left. When a few inevitable injuries happen, there aren't really any capable replacements left in the system.

After next season there won't be enough cap space to retain or replace players like Forsberg, Ekholm, and Kunin, and the next wave of NHL ready young players have all been traded away to SEA and BUF here. Their talent pool would be too thin for NSH to be competitive after 21-22. You'd only get one season out of this lineup, and everything would have to go absolutely perfectly (no rookie hiccups, no major injuries, no key players having an off year). It could be a really fun ride, but way too big of a gamble for me.

That's exactly what I think too. It would make the team better next year, but like you said, it makes it impossible to sign all the UFA's and RFA's after next season. If I was going to destroy the prospect pool, I would probably just trade a mid-round pick for Palat instead of signing Hyman since that would open up more cap space for Forsberg, Ekholm, Kunin, etc. Like you said, it's way too big of a gamble, but it was fun to put together.

Swap Fabbro with Evangelista

NSH would rather do that, but would Buffalo not want Fabbro over Evangelista?

No, the Sabres dont need Defense prospects