Here’s what Simon Gagne told a Canadian television network after the Kings traded him Tuesday to the Philadelphia Flyers for a conditional draft pick: “I’m happy to get that chance. It was tough not to play. I’m going to a place I know well. It’s like going home. I know everyone there and I’m going back to where it all started.”

Simon Gagne told a Philadelphia reporter after Tuesday’s trade from the Kings to the Flyers: “My game shape is good even though I haven’t played in two weeks. I’m still riding the bike and keeping myself in shape … for another team.”