lead·er·ship [lee-der-ship]

1. the position or function of a leader: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition.
2. ability to lead: She displayed leadership potential.
3. an act or instance of leading; guidance; direction: They prospered under his leadership.
4. not taking a friggin' triple minor with under seven minutes left in a 1-0 game: Donald Brashear displayed a stunning lack of leadership on Saturday afternoon.

Brash should've had the "A" ripped off his sweater before he even made it to the locker room after the game.

Pens tomorrow.

Update: "Brash's penalties were dumb," Washington coach Bruce Boudreau said. "A guy that's been in the league that long should know that."

Update: H/t to DMG for pointing out an interesting fact - see if you can pick it out from the bio of one of today's referees: