Buuxi weedha soo socota: Halganka kooxda Maple Leafs ee koox ahaan, iyo Macoun shaqsi ahaan, horaantii xilli ciyaareedkii 1996-97 waxay keentay in magaciisa lala xiriiriyo wararka xanta ah ee la xiriira isweydaarsiga maadaama Toronto ay ka fiirsaneysay inay u wareejiso mid ka mid ah daafacayaasheeda da'da weyn. Wuxuu xilli ciyaareedkii ku dhammeeyay Toronto, wuxuuna kooxda sii joogay ilaa 1997-98. Bishii Nofeembar 8, 1997, Macoun wuxuu ciyaaray ciyaartii 1,000 ee xirfadiisa NHL, oo ka dhan ah Phoenix Coyotes. Si kastaba ha noqotee, iyadoo Toronto ay ku taal meel ka baxsan ciyaarta dhamaadka xilli ciyaareedka, Maple Leafs waxay Macoun ku iibisay Detroit Red Wings bishii Maarso 24, 1998, iyada oo lagu beddelay doorashada wareega afaraad ee kooxda.
Sanadkii 1998 kii ayaa la soo doortay.