Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1995<unk>96, McCabe akatanga basa rake reNHL neThe Islanders. Akanyora 23 mapoinzi mumwaka wake wekutanga asati atengeswa kuVancouver Canucks pakati pegore rake rechitatu (pamwe naTodd Bertuzzi uye wechitatu-kutenderera dhizaini muna 1998, yakashandiswa kusarudza Jarkko Ruutu) mukutsinhana naTrevor Linden. Akatamba mwaka nehafu neCanucks asati atengeswa kuChicago Blackhawks pazuva re1999 NHL Entry Draft muchirongwa cheCanucks maneja mukuru Brian Burke kunyorera Daniel naHenrik Sedin wechipiri uye wechitatu zvakazara, zvichiteerana. McCabe akaiswa pamwe chete neVancouver's first-round draft pick mu
2000 mukutsinhana nechikamu chokutanga cheChicago muna 1999.