Gerard Gallant to serve as TSN trade deadline contributor

Former Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant will join TSN as a contributor for its trade deadline coverage.

Gallant, who was fired by the club Jan. 15, will appear Monday on the Canadian sports network’s “TradeCentre” show to provide analysis of the moves that take place around the league.

Gallant was a guest Friday on the “Leafs Lunch” radio show on TSN 1050 in Toronto and offered a bit of insight into the impact of the Knights’ deal for Mark Stone prior to the deadline last season.

“When we found out after practice that Mark Stone was joining our group, we were really excited and real happy obviously with the type of player we were going to get,” Gallant said. “But the big thing was it really helps your locker room. Guys on our team were so excited to add another player of that caliber.”

Gallant is not making a full-time move to TV, according to his agent, and continues to weigh his coaching options.

He was spotted this week in Montreal, and there were rumblings the former Canadiens assistant could be a candidate should the free-falling Habs choose to replace coach Claude Julien.

But Gallant squashed those rumors, telling hosts Andi Petrillo and Craig Button he was in the city with his wife for a brief vacation.

“Me and my wife are looking to get our green cards and we had an appointment there,” Gallant said. “There’s good people working in Montreal and coaching in Montreal, and nobody needs that extra stuff going around. … You go to dinner last night in Montreal and everybody’s pointing and saying, ‘What’s he doing here?’ It’s hard, especially when you go to a Canadian market like that. It makes you real uncomfortable for sure.”

Quinney in line to debut

The Knights recalled forward Gage Quinney and defenseman Zach Whitecloud from the American Hockey League on Friday.

Quinney, a Las Vegas native, would become the first player born in Nevada to appear in an NHL game should he make his debut on Saturday against Florida. Pittsburgh’s Jason Zucker was born in Newport Beach, California, and raised in Las Vegas.

Barring another move, the Knights have 12 healthy forwards with Quinney on the roster. The 24-year-old appeared in 42 games for the Chicago Wolves with 14 goals and 32 points.

Whitecloud has played seven games with the Knights and is yet to record a point.

Toe pick

Defenseman Alec Martinez reached 200 career NHL points with his goal and an assist against the Lightning. But his failed celebration appears to be what Martinez will remember most from his debut.

The former Los Angeles Kings stalwart posted a message on his Instagram account Friday thanking the city and organization for his time there. Martinez ended the post with the hashtag #toepick, an obvious reference to the face plant that followed his goal in the first period.

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