BOSTON — Montreal traded forward Michael Cammalleri to the Calgary Flames for forward Rene Bourque on Thursday night, pulling him from the game after two periods a day after he was quoted as saying the Canadiens “play like losers.”

General manager Pierre Gauthier confirmed the deal after the game against the Bruins, which Montreal lost 2-1 to fall to 3-8 since Randy Cunneyworth replaced Jacques Martin as coach.

Gauthier said he had been working on deals to make the team bigger and denied Cammalleri was traded because of his comments.