Buuxi weedha soo socota: Johnson wuxuu hal xilli ciyaareed oo buuxa la qaatay Lightning, isagoo dhaliyay 21 dhibcood 2000<unk>01. Bishii Luulyo 10, 2001, waxaa dib loogu soo celiyay Panthers iyada oo loo marayo wareegga lixaad ee loo yaqaan 'draft' (oo markii dambe dib loogu beddelay Tampa Bay)
Sanadkii 2003-dii waxaa lagu bedelay Václav Prospal. Si kastaba ha noqotee, wuxuu seegi jiray inta badan xilli ciyaareedkiisii ugu horreeyay ee uu ku soo laabtay Florida sababtuna tahay dhaawac madaxa ah oo soo gaaray bishii Diseembar 22, 2001, oo ka dhan ah St. Louis Blues.