Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Barnes akasarudzwa wechina zvachose neWinnipeg Jets mu1989 NHL Entry Draft. Musi waNovember 25, 1993, maJets akamutengesera pamwe nesarudzo yechitanhatu (yakambotengwa kubva kuSt. Louis Blues; Chris Kibermanis) mu
1994 kuFlorida Panthers nokuda kwaRandy Gilhen. MuFlorida, aive pakati pevatungamiriri vechikwata, avo vakabatsira kutakura maPanthers kuma1996 Stanley Cup Finals, vakatarisana neColorado Avalanche. Zvadaro musi waNovember 19, 1996, Pittsburgh Penguins yakatengesa Chris Wells kuPanthers nokuda kwaBarnes naJason Woolley. Kutengeserana nePenguins kwave kuchionekwa sokwakaipisisa munhau yePanthers.