Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muzhizha ra1997 Gagner akanga achifamba zvakare, achisaina chibvumirano chomunhu akasununguka neFlorida Panthers. Gagner aizopedza mwaka nehafu muFlorida asati apinda mukutengeserana kunoshamisa musi waJanuary 17, 1999. Gagner, pamwe naEd Jovanovski, Mike Brown, Kevin Weekes uye Florida 1st round sarudzo (Nathan Smith) mu2000 NHL Entry Draft
vakatengeswa kuVancouver mukutsinhana ne superstar Pavel Bure, Bret Hedican, Brad Ference uye Vancouver yechitatu kutenderera sarudzo (Robert Fried) 2000 NHL Entry Draft.