This is an aside and has nothing to do with those fun stats, but he does also perform a lot of other duties besides simply scoring goals. Often he won't be the one making the speedy run to the net, but he'll have performed the chest-down and pass that led to a chance in the first place. Many fans seem to forget that when they dismiss him and unneeded.
If Mastroeni's 4-4-2 doesn't last past the Canadian tour, this changes that up just a little bit. Regardless of that though, Buddle should see as much time as Mastroeni can give him; history has shown that the Rapids tend to win more often than not when that happens.
Matt Pollard 
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