In follow up to the rumors that the Canucks were closing in on Sabres' Bowen Byram, it appears that the exact players Buffalo wants in return have been revealed. <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl/trades/canucks-in-serious-trade-talks-over-star-sabres-player-per-nhl-podcaster' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Trade discussions between the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks</a> for defenseman Bowen Byram are at a significant advancement stage, with the Sabres having likely made their asking price very obvious. On the most recent episode of 'Strictly Canucks Talk', NHL podcaster Tanbir announced that Buffalo has specified what they want as a return trade from the Canucks. Ask for Byram is a 1st rd pick, one of Willander or D Petey and a bottom 6 roster player. - Tanbir <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/TanbirRana94/status/1938670289493295345'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> That would indicate that negotiations have reached a far more serious stage. The news was promptly then announced by longtime Canucks follower Taj on X, which added more fuel to the speculation. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/taj1944/status/1938671005926580451'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <a href='https://www.nhl.com/sabres/player/bowen-byram-8481524' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Byram</a>, 23, is one of the most discussed trade possibilities in the league this summer, No. 2 on TFP's Summer Trade Watch List. <h3>Byram is a restricted free agent and would need to be re-signed</h3> With the end of his two-year, $7.7 million contract, he will be a restricted free agent on July 1, and he represents an attractive combination of youth, mobility, and upside from the blue line. In spite of the New York Rangers, Calgary Flames, and Philadelphia Flyers all having been thrown into the hat as potential destinations for Byram, Vancouver is now apparently in the driver's seat. The Sabres require NHL-ready assistance as they try to snap their playoff drought, and it appears they've identified what they've been searching for in return, causing a trade to begin to seem more and more probable. The NHL draft is set to get underway tonight, and it's anyone's guess if a trade of this magnitude could happen as early as that, but one thing's for sure, it is going to be a very interesting night and days leading up to free agency.