Qoraal kooban oo faqradan ku saabsan - xagaagii 1997 Gagner wuxuu mar kale ku soo biiray kooxda Florida Panthers isagoo saxiixay heshiis ciyaartoy oo xor ah. Gagner wuxuu ku qaatay Florida xilli ciyaareed iyo badh ka hor inta uusan ku lug laheyn ganacsi weyn Janaayo 17, 1999. Gagner, oo ay weheliyaan Ed Jovanovski, Mike Brown, Kevin Weekes iyo Florida doorashada wareega 1aad (Nathan Smith) ee 2000 NHL Entry Draft
waxaa loo beddelay Vancouver si loogu beddelo xiddigaha Pavel Bure, Bret Hedican, Brad Ference iyo wareega 3aad ee Vancouver (Robert Fried) 2000 NHL Entry Draft.