Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waFebruary 25, 1997, New Jersey Devils yakaendesa McCauley, pamwe chete naJason Smith naSteve Sullivan, kuToronto Maple Leafs vachivakazve mukutsinhana naDoug Gilmour, Dave Ellett, uye New Jersey yechitatu kutenderera sarudzo mu
Muna 1999. McCauley aishandiswa zvikuru somudziviriri mberi mumwaka wake rookie muToronto, uye akanga ari mashoma kune zvinangwa zvitanhatu chete uye 16 pfungwa. Matambudziko okurohwa nehana akaramba achimutambudza somutambi wenhabvu, uye kukuvara uku kwakakanganisa zvikuru zvaaiita pachando. Pakazosvika 2000/01, akazviwana ari mudiki neAmerican Hockey League (AHL) St. John's Maple Leafs, kunyangwe akadaidzwa kuToronto kunotamba.