June 23 is a significant date in modern Philadelphia Flyers history. For some reason, through the last 13 years, on that specific date on the calendar, an organization-altering transaction is made. Whether it is bad or good, the modern Flyers have done something that has changed their trajectory on this date.
All we have to explain it is some paranormal being that takes over the general manager at that time and forces them to do something — just something. Or, you know, it’s a date that is a week before free agency opens and (typically) after the Stanley Cup is awarded so teams are allowed to do stuff again.