SUNRISE, Fla. — Gerard Gallant had no trouble remembering which locker room to go to in his return to the BB&T Center.
Gallant, along with assistant coach Mike Kelly and and forwards Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith, were back at the arena for the first time Friday as members of the Golden Knights and as former members of the Florida Panthers, there was a mixed bag of emotions. It was particularly for poignant for Gallant, who was let go as the Panthers’ coach back on Nov. 28, 2016, only to be hired as the Knights’ first head coach on April 13, 2017.