Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Gwagwarmayar Maple Leafs a matsayin ƙungiya, kuma ta Macoun daban-daban, a farkon kakar 1996 <unk> 97 ya haifar da sunansa yana da alaƙa da jita-jita na cinikayya yayin da Toronto ke tunanin motsa ɗaya daga cikin tsofaffin masu kare su. Ya gama kakar wasa tare da Toronto, kuma ya kasance tare da kungiyar a cikin 1997-98. A ranar 8 ga Nuwamba, 1997, Macoun ya buga wasan 1,000 na aikinsa na NHL, a kan Phoenix Coyotes. Duk da haka, tare da Toronto da ke waje da wani wuri na wasan kwaikwayo a ƙarshen kakar wasa, Maple Leafs ya yi musayar Macoun zuwa Detroit Red Wings a ranar 24 ga Maris, 1998, don musayar zagaye na huɗu a gasar zakarun Turai.
1998 NHL shigar da daftarin aiki.