In pro sports with coaches being more disposable than players, pro coaches will put up with a lot BS from players if the player can actually PLAY! Winning is paramount and pro coaches know that and they generally don't sit players what will help them win on a nightly basis. Ballard didn't play regularly in Vancouver because he can't play. So the Wild have Cooke for Cullen and we have Ballard for Gilbert basically...not sure how that improves them one bit.