[citation needed] In his second year in Rimouski, Caron would miss some time due to injuries, appearing in only 46 games, however, he would improve on his point total from the previous year, scoring 20 goals and adding 23 assists for 43 points, helping the Océanic make the playoffs.

[citation needed] In 2008–09, Caron would once again improve with his numbers, appearing in 56 games, scoring a team high 36 goals, while earning 67 points, third highest on the club.

Caron maintained his scoring touch in the AHL and appeared in 11 games over two call-ups with the Bruins before March 2, 2015, when he was traded )along with a sixth-round pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft) to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Maxime Talbot and Paul Carey.

[6] Initially promoted to play on the top scoring lines, Caron was unable to produce and endured a diminishing role to end the season, going scoreless in 19 games with the Avalanche.

He continued to display his offensive prowess in the DEL, collecting 11 points in 12 games before leaving the club to take up a two-year contract with Russian outfit, HC Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League, on November 2, 2018.

[11] On February 13, 2020, Caron left German club, Schwenninger Wild Wings of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and joined Swiss club, Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL) to provide depth for the remainder of the regular season and the playoffs.

As a free agent into the 2020–21 season, Caron extended his European career by signing with Austrian club, EC VSV of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL) on November 3, 2020.

[13] However prior to the commencement of the 2021–22 season, Caron left the club without featuring, opting to conclude his 11 year professional career and return to North America on September 10, 2021.