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Sam Gagner eager to get started with Red Wings; Tyler Bertuzzi looks past Devil's light fine

Sam Gagner meets with reporters after his first practice with the Red Wings. The Detroit News

Detroit – Sam Gagner has been through this stuff before. He will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1 and he knew a trade was a possibility.

Sure enough, Gagner found himself part of the package headed to Detroit in Monday’s Andreas Athanasiou trade with Edmonton.

“Surprised, but there’s always a possibility when you’re a UFA and the team is trying to improve,” said Gagner, who went through his first practice with the Wings Wednesday. “You kind of figure there’s a possibility.