Buuxi weedhan soo socota: Barnes waxaa lagu soo qaatay kaalinta afaraad ee guud ahaan Winnipeg Jets ee 1989 NHL Entry Draft. Bishii Nofeembar 25, 1993, Jets ayaa isaga iyo xulashada wareega lixaad (oo horey looga soo iibsaday St. Louis Blues; Chris Kibermanis)
1994 waxa uu u saftay Florida Panthers Randy Gilhen. Florida, wuxuu ka mid ahaa hogaamiyayaasha kooxaha, kuwaas oo gacan ka geystay qaadista Panthers ilaa 1996 Stanley Cup Finals, oo ay wajaheen Colorado Avalanche. Kadib 19kii Nofeembar, 1996, Pittsburgh Penguins waxay Chris Wells ku beddeleen Panthers Barnes iyo Jason Woolley. Isweydaarsiga Penguins waxaa loo tixgeliyey inuu yahay kii ugu xumaa taariikhda Panthers.