Interesting stuff from Tommy Dempsey on Rider trying to get Ryan Thompson going:

"At times I think Ryan, I wouldn't say takes a back seat, but he has faith that other guys can step up and score, and that allows him to be more passive sometimes than I'd even like. ... Yes, there's other guys who can score, but at the same time, we're at our best when he's playing really well. He has to understand that it's great to have faith in your teammates, and we all do. We all know that Justin can score and Mike can score if you're going to play him one-on-one and Novar can really score, but at the same time I'd really like Ryan to take on a little bit more of a scorer's mentality. But when Ryan is playing a little passive at times, Novar's a guy who can put his head down and go. He was able to do that (againt Marist).

"I think he thinks about it as Ryan likes to run the show. Ryan doesn't necessarily want to be the guy who takes every shot. I think the better other guys play offensively, the more it allows him to be a little bit more comfortable with, yeah he's going to take the big shot and he's going to make plays, but he likes to run the show. He doesn't want it to be the Ryan Thompson show. That's not what he's comfortable with, and I have to continue to tell Ryan to be aggressive. At the same time, he's a little bit more of a setup guy. I don't think he has to be the star every night, but I think he needs to continue to be aggressive."