Nyorera kuenderera kweiyi ndima - Kutungamira kumwaka wa1987/88, McLean akatengeswa, pamwe naGreg Adams uye sarudzo yechipiri kutenderera (Leif Rohlin) mu1988 NHL Entry Draft
, kuVancouver Canucks nokuda kwepakati Patrik Sundström uye Canucks yechipiri- (Jeff Christian) uye yechina-kutenderera kunyorera (Matt Ruchty) muna 1988, musi waSeptember 15, 1987. Chibvumirano chacho chaiva chekutanga kutengeserana kukuru nevakagadzwa vatsva veVancouver Canucks neNew Jersey Devils maneja mukuru Pat Quinn naLou Lamoriello, zvichiteerana. Kuwana kwaMcLean kwakanga kuri rutivi rwakabatanidzwa rwomutoo wokuvakazve Vancouver, wakatungamirirwa naQuinn. Mumakore maviri akatevera, McLean akabatanidzwa musangano reCanucks nemamwe matombo e franchise Trevor Linden naPavel Bure. Akazozivikanwa kuvateveri sa "Captain Kirk", achireva mutambi mukuru weStar Trek.