Kammala wannan jumla: A lokacin rani na 1997 Gagner ya sake motsawa, ya sanya hannu kan kwangilar kyauta tare da Florida Panthers. Gagner zai ciyar da kakar wasa daya da rabi a Florida kafin ya shiga cikin cinikin kasuwanci a ranar 17 ga Janairu, 1999. Gagner, tare da Ed Jovanovski, Mike Brown, Kevin Weekes da kuma zabin zagaye na 1 na Florida (Nathan Smith) a cikin
2000 NHL Entry Draft an yi ma'amala da Vancouver a musayar tauraruwar Pavel Bure, Bret Hedican, Brad Ference da zaɓin zagaye na 3 na Vancouver (Robert Fried) 2000 NHL Entry Draft.