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The Real Winners and Losers from the 1st Day of NHL Free Agency

It's Day 1 of the NHL free agency season, and it means different things to different people.

For the transactional types, it's like Christmas in July.

Come to think of it, it works pretty well for player agents and tax attorneys, too.

Meanwhile, it's a day of highs and lows for fans across the league, as some cities say goodbye to established stars and favorites, while others welcome injections of high-profile hope.

The first-day frenzy included dozens of players and hundreds of millions of dollars by the time it wound down Wednesday evening, which gave the B/R hockey team a chance to digest things and compile an authoritative list of the session's top winners and losers.