Agent for Bruins' Caron: 'It may be time for him to have a fresh start'

The Boston Bruins agreed to a one-year, $600,000 contract with forward Jordan Caron on Wednesday, but the 23-year-old's agent, Kent Hughes, suggests his client could still find himself in another team's uniform come training camp.

“I think expectations are kind of open-ended on this situation,” Hughes told The Boston Globe.

He continued:

If there is a trade that presents itself, the Bruins will definitely consider it and I am inclined to agree that it may be time for him to have a fresh start with an organization. Having said that, until the Bruins find the right fit, they still own his rights and we needed to, within a certain timeline, conclude an agreement, which we did.

Caron was drafted 25th overall by the Bruins in 2009, splitting each season since between the AHL and NHL, with the exception of 2013-14, where he appeared in only 35 games and recorded one goal and two assists.

Hughes says the situation is ripe for a change of scenery:

When you’ve had a player up and down within an organization for a period of time and as far as his role on the team, at least, there hasn’t been the progression over the last couple of years, at that point in time, we often see teams and players kind of going in a different direction.

Boston general manager Peter Chiarelli stated he will "continue to explore" the possibility of moving Caron, but the team's dire salary cap situation and the team-friendly valuation of the new contract may necessitate at least one more season on the Bruins roster.