Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - I te tau 1995<unk>96, i tīmata a McCabe i tana mahi NHL ki te Islanders. I tuhia e ia nga tohu 23 i tana wa rookie i mua i te whakawhiti ki te Vancouver Canucks i waenganui o tana tau tuatoru (me Todd Bertuzzi me te waahanga tuatoru o te tau 1998
, i whakamahia hei whiriwhiri i a Jarkko Ruutu) hei utu mo Trevor Linden. I takaro ia i te tau kotahi me te hawhe me nga Canucks i mua i tana hokohoko ki nga Chicago Blackhawks i te ra o te 1999 NHL Entry Draft i roto i te tono a te kaiwhakahaere matua o Canucks a Brian Burke ki te tuhi i a Daniel raua ko Henrik Sedin tuarua me te tuatoru o te katoa. I whakawhiwhia a McCabe ki te kowhiringa tuatahi o Vancouver i te tau 2000 hei utu mo te kowhiringa tuatahi o Chicago i te tau 1999.