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Mary Clarke

2022 NHL free agency winners and losers from the first day

The first day of the 2022 NHL free agency period did not go as many thought it would.

While there have been a torrent of contracts signed by free agents that opened the floodgates, there weren’t any real surprises on Wednesday that hockey fans were hoping for. Of course, free agency is only beginning, as teams will have all summer to ruminate on their needs while courting some of the big names still available.

For now, however, it seems as if the busiest time of the free agency period has passed. After the first day of business, here are the biggest winners and losers of the 2022 NHL free agency period!

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