An installment of our Inside the Locker Room feature, uncut audio of all us media philosopher kings asking deep questions like “How big is it to win Game 1 of a playoff series?”

I have several players from today’s open-room session, so let’s get started:

First up, the always eloquent (and that’s no sarcasm here) Ian Cole about the week-long layoff and the Sharks in general:

Next up, a brief session with Nathan MacKinnon. He doesn’t love big media crowds around him usually, partially because the questions are usually too general.

Next up, a minute with Cale Makar:

Next up, some time with the captain, Gabe Landeskog:

Lastly, two minutes with the newly-activated Sam Girard: