 After appearing in 8 games for Detroit and 10 games for their minor league affiliate, the Adirondack Red Wings of the AHL, Riendeau was traded to Boston on 17 January 1994 for a conditional 5th round draft choice in 1995 Entry Draft, which became Chad Wilchynski.Boston was able to send John Blue to the minors so that Riendeau could support Jon Casey.The duo led Boston into the playoffs, where they lost in the second round to the New Jersey Devils.