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The whirlwind situation between the Flyers and disgruntled left-winger Simon Gagne took another turn Wednesday afternoon. According to Gagne’s agent Bob Sauve, the Flyers have given his client permission to speak to other teams regarding interest. “The Flyers have given us permission to talk to teams and we’ve been doing that, and they’ve been talking to teams, but at this point there’s not much else to say,” Sauve told ESPN.com. “We’ll keep talking and see if we can find a good place for Simon.” Gagne is due to enter his final year of his current contract that pays him $5.25 million and also has a no-trade clause.  So, the only good that comes out of this ugly situation is Gagne has complete control of his destiny. Which he’s rightfully earned. Newly acquired left-winger Nikolai Zherdev spoke via conference call Wed.

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