Well as long as the coaching staff has their heads up their ***** and keep dressing guys like Corey Potter over guys like Fistric they're not going to have people on the ice who can bring that element.
You're right. Here's how real leaders stick up for teammates:
If Doan was "dirty", which has been repeatedly posted in this thread, he could have continued pounding on Dustin Brown after once again ragdolling him to the ice.
I just looked on the Wikipedia page for "The Mark Messier Leadership Award" and found this:
The Mark Messier Leadership Award is a National Hockey League (NHL) award that recognizes an individual as a superior leader within their sport, and as a contributing member of society. The award is given to a player selected by Mark Messier to honor an individual who leads by positive example through on-ice performance, motivation of team members and a dedication to community activities and charitable causes.
Didn't realize it is Messier himself who selects the winner. I think I'll take his opinion of Doan over the nonsense being posted in this thread.