Buuxi weedha soo socota: Goneau waxaa markii hore qortay Boston Bruins ee 1994 NHL Entry Draft, laakiin wuxuu doortay inuusan la saxiixin iyaga.
Laba sano ka dib, waxaa soo saaray kooxda Rangers wuxuuna ciyaaray 41 kulan xilli ciyaareedkii 1996-97, isagoo ururiyay 10 gool iyo 3 caawin 13 dhibcood. Xilli ciyaareedkii xigay wuxuu ciyaaray kaliya 11 kulan oo uu dhaliyay 2 gool, isagoo inta badan xilli ciyaareedka la qaatay kooxda Rangers 'AHL, Hartford Wolf Pack. Ka dib markii uu qaatay xilli ciyaareedkii 1998-99 oo dhan Wolf Pack, Goneau wuxuu ku soo laabtay hal ciyaar oo kale xilli ciyaareedkii 1999-2000 kaas oo caddeeyay inuu ahaa kulankiisii ugu dambeeyay ee NHL.