The Bruins are set for their first major road trip of the season, bringing it first to the Buffalo Sabres. Time for some team bonding, eh?

• Andy Brickley spoke to Mut & Merloni yesterday about signing Jay Pandolfo, Tyler Seguin's need to reassess, Tuukka Rask's uncharacteristic off game, Brad Marchand's success, and the power play. [WEEI]
• One goal for this trip should be to establish consistency. [BostonHerald]
• Chris Kelly spoke about the season so far, and expectations. [TheHockeyNews]
• One thing to love so far is the Bruins' penalty kill. [TheBostonGlobe]
• Andrew Ference spoke with Gresh & Zo about third period dominance and consistency. [WBZ,CBSLocal]
• How is it that the Bruins are not scoring, but they're WINNING? [PatriotLedger]

Non sequiturs for you, with looooove:

• Which NHLer has the most "heart?" (And look down to the comments as well...) [TSN]
• Maybe there are some takeaways from this for all fans "When Did I Become THAT Hockey Mom?" [NewEnglandHockeyJournal]
• Hockey Night in Canada's take on the NHL's first quarter thus far. [CBCSports]
• Check this penalty plus/minus chart as well. [BackhandShelf]
• Relish these custom hockey valentines from the boys at Days of Y'Orr (some are NSFW.) [DaysofY'Orr]
• These fan tweets pretty much sum up our love for Raptor Jesus (Rich Peverley.) [@jeffisrael25] [@jeffisrael25] [@jeffisrael25] [@jeffisrael25]