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One of their integral forwards walked away and another who abandoned them has walked back in.

That was the mixed-bag day the opening of NHL free agency provided for the Winnipeg Jets.

Michael Frolik
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS filesAlex Burmistrov returns to the Jets after a two-year stint in the KHL.
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS files Alex Burmistrov returns to the Jets after a two-year stint in the KHL.

Right-winger Michael Frolik, the versatile and productive salve for so many Jets' problems at forward, wound up an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday and it didn't take long for him to land a five-year, $21.