On the plus side, bringing in Bourque meant no more Bryan Allen. On the minus side, he didn't really add anything...
Rene Bourque arrived in Anaheim under the most positive of circumstances - the Ducks finally traded defensive pylon Bryan Allen to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for him on November 10, 2014. Bourque arrived in Anaheim with a reputation as a streaky scorer: though he lead the Canadiens' 2014 postseason scoring (eight goals in 17 games), he had failed to make much of an impact in the club during the fall of 2014.