Odd.

For reference, Byram's played 72 NHL regular season games, he won't have a ton of leverage for a big deal. That works great for a Colorado team that needs cheaper pieces in the lineup, particularly ones who could develop into impact players. 

They don't need Podkolzin, they have Rantanen, Lehkonen, Nichushkin, and Landeskog as top six wingers. Podz and a 1st isn't going to stir the drink for their current roster more than Byram. 

The reason Byram is so valuable for Colorado is because he'll likely be cost effective given his lack of an NHL resume, his being hurt will probably work against him regarding his next contract. He's also got top four, if not top pairing upside.

Colorado's pretty much capped out as of right now and Mac's 12.6M deal will kick in next season. Their 2C, Compher, is also a pending UFA and he's up to 42 points through 61 games in a larger role. He'll need a raise from his current 3.5M and bottom line is that a team with contention aspirations in Colorado needs a 2C. 

Colorado may need to move one of Manson, Girard, or Toews to free up some cap space. They have several players they need to re-up and Johnson's expiring 6M will go directly to MacKinnon. 

Byram might be a good fit for the Canucks but moving him doesn't make a lot of sense for a cap strapped Colorado club if he can be had on a more cost effective deal, which he probably can be.