Rambai muchinyora ndima iyi - Matambudziko akaitwa neMaple Leafs sechikwata, uye naMacoun mumwe nemumwe, pakutanga kwemwaka wa1996-97 zvakaita kuti zita rake ribatanidzwe nerunyerekupe rwekutengeserana sezvo Toronto yaifunga kutamisa mumwe wevadziviriri vavo vekare. Akapedza mwaka neToronto, uye akaramba ari muchikwata kusvika muna 1997-98. Musi waNovember 8, 1997, Macoun akatamba mutambo we1,000 pabasa rake reNHL, achipesana nePhoenix Coyotes. Zvisinei, neToronto iri kunze kweplayoff nzvimbo mukupera kwemwaka, Maple Leafs akatengesa Macoun kuDetroit Red Wings musi waKurume 24, 1998, mukutsinhana nesarudzo yechina yekutenderera pa1998 NHL Entry Draft
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