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In the summer of 1997 Gagner was on the move again, signing a free agent contract with the Florida Panthers.

Gagner would spent a season and a half in Florida before being involved in a blockbuster trade on January 17, 1999.

Gagner, along with Ed Jovanovski, Mike Brown, Kevin Weekes and Florida's 1st round choice ( Nathan Smith ) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft were dealt to Vancouver in exchange for superstar Pavel Bure, Bret Hedican, Brad Ference and Vancouver's 3rd round choice ( Robert Fried ) 2000 NHL Entry Draft.