Ku sii wad qodobkan - 1995-96, McCabe wuxuu bilaabay xirfadiisa NHL ee Jasiiradaha. Wuxuu diiwaan geliyay 23 dhibcood xilli ciyaareedkiisii rookie ka hor inta aan loo iibin Vancouver Canucks bartamihii sanadka seddexaad (oo ay weheliyaan Todd Bertuzzi iyo wareegga saddexaad ee loo soo xulay 1998
, waxaa loo isticmaali jiray in lagu doorto Jarkko Ruutu) si loogu badalo Trevor Linden. Wuxuu la ciyaaray hal xilli iyo badh Canucks ka hor inta aan loo iibin Chicago Blackhawks maalinta loo soo bandhigay 1999 NHL Entry Draft ee dalab uu ka sameeyay maareeyaha guud ee Canucks Brian Burke si uu ugu qoro Daniel iyo Henrik Sedin labaad iyo saddexaad guud ahaan, siday u kala horreeyaan. McCabe waxaa loo soo xulay wareega koowaad ee Vancouver sanadkii 2000 si loogu badalo wareega koowaad ee Chicago sanadkii 1999.