Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Isbister akatamba mutambo wake wokutanga weNHL musi waOctober 1, 1997, nokuda kwePhoenix Coyotes (yaimbova Winnipeg Jets) vachirwa neChicago Blackhawks. Pfungwa yake yekutanga yeNHL yaive yekubatsira, mukukunda 3x2 Phoenix pamusoro peColorado Avalanche musi waGumiguru 11. Akatora chinangwa chake chekutanga cheNHL mazuva gumi gare gare musi waGumiguru 21, mukurasikirwa ne4 kusvika ku3 kune Mighty Ducks yeAnaheim. Isbister akapedza mwaka wake we rookie aine 17 mapoinzi mumitambo 66. Mushure memwaka wake wechipiri neCoyote, Isbister akatengeswa kuNew York Islanders musi waKurume 20, 1999, aine sarudzo yechitatu yekutora (Brian Collins) muna 1999
nokuda kwaRobert Reichel, sarudzo yechitatu yekusarudza (Jason Jaspers) muna 1999 uye sarudzo yechina yekusarudza (yakambotengwa kubva kuOttawa; Phoenix yakasarudza Preston Mizzi) muna 1999.