Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kutambura kweMaple Leafs sechikwata, uye naMacoun mumwe nemumwe, pakutanga kwemwaka wa1996-97 kwakatungamira kuzita rake rinosanganiswa 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 yakatengesa Macoun kuDetroit Red Wings musi waMarch 24, 1998, mukutsinhana nesarudzo yechina yekutenderera pa
1998 NHL Entry Draft.