Change is the only constant in life-Heraclitus of Ephesus

Such is the way of things. Some embrace change. Others resist before ultimately accepting it.

Admittedly that’s a bit melodramatic, but starting in the 2012-2013 season, the National Hockey League is about to under a massive transformation. In case you were on an Artic cruise, the NHL has decided to adopt a drastic realignment of teams’ divisional and postseason setups.

ROSTERS FOR 2012 BRIDGESTONE NHL WINTER CLASSIC ALUMNI GAME

NEW YORK (November 25, 2011) – The National Hockey League (NHL®), the Philadelphia Flyers® and New York Rangers® today jointly released the current rosters for the 2012 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic® Alumni Game. The game, played outdoors between the legends and greats from both of the storied franchises, will take place Saturday, Dec. 31 at 1 p.m. ET at Citizens Bank Park™.

“PREVIEWTO 24/7 FLYERS/RANGERS: ROAD TO THE NHL WINTER CLASSIC” PREMIERES FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25 ON HBO®

HBO Sports® will present “Previewto 24/7 Flyers/Rangers: Road To The NHL Winter Classic,” a 12-minute preview of the upcoming NHL reality series featuring the spirited rivalry between the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers, which is set to air exclusively on HBO.

Philadelphia - - Flyers forward Ville Leino has had a whirlwind season. He had trouble fitting in early on and got very little ice time. Then all of a sudden this former scoring champ of the Finnish Elite League caught fire, got tons of power play time, and has been a top-notch scorer. He’s tied the club rookie scoring record previously help by Brian Propp and now he has been one of the team’s most reliable scorers in the Stanley Cup. What’s his secret? How has he had this kind of success against Hawks goalie Antti Niemi?

When I was younger and growing up in New York there was one marquee matchup that I would move heaven and earth to watch or listen to, that was Rangers-Flyers, it didn’t matter if it was the regular season or the playoffs. I had to watch and I saw as many of those matchups as humanly possible.

Philadelphia -- The game wasn't pretty at times and each team had shaking goaltending but the the Flyers got an important 4-3 win over the Red Wings to take over sole possession of 8th place in the Eastern Conference. They are two points ahead of the Rangers and they have a home-and-home against them next week.

The Philadelphia Flyers announced today that they have signed 6’1”, 170-pound free agent goaltender Sebastien Caron (suh-BAS-tee-yeh, KAIR-aw) for the remainder of the 2009-10 season, according to club General Manager Paul Holmgren.

Philadelphia - - As the playoff chase rolls on in the East the Atlanta Thrashers have been taking care of business. They managed to collect some important points this week including an impressive home-and-home sweep of the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Philadelphia Flyers announced today that they have acquired forward Ville Leino (VIHL-ee LAY-noh) from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and a fifth round draft pick in 2011, according to club General Manager Paul Holmgren.