Bruins Award recipients react to Monday’s ‘bittersweet’ trade

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NASHVILLE — The Boston Bruins knew changes were coming.

But the 2023-24 version would look different no matter what — even if they had hoisted the Stanley Cup following a historic 2022-23 regular season.

The business side of hockey prevented Boston from potentially running it back with the exact same team following their surprising and bitter first-round exit at the hands of the Florida Panthers. On Monday, the cap-strapped Bruins began the salary-shedding process after trading Taylor Hall and pending UFA Nick Foligno to the Chicago Blackhawks. In…