Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Barnes bụ onye nke anọ nke Winnipeg Jets na 1989 NHL Entry Draft. N'abalị iri abụọ na ise nke ọnwa Nọvemba, afọ 1993, ndị Jets gbanwere ya na nhọrọ nke isii (nke ha nwetara n'aka St. Louis Blues; Chris Kibermanis) na
1994 nye ndị Florida Panthers maka Randy Gilhen. Na Florida, ọ nọ n'etiti ndị isi n'otu ndị otu, bụ ndị nyeere Panthers aka na 1996 Stanley Cup Finals, na-eche ihu Colorado Avalanche. Mgbe ahụ na November 19, 1996, Pittsburgh Penguins gbanwere Chris Wells na Panthers maka Barnes na Jason Woolley. A na-ele azụmahịa ahụ e mere na Penguins anya dị ka nke kasị njọ n'akụkọ ihe mere eme nke Panthers.