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Scheifele looks to dethrone NHL's elite

Mark Scheifele raised a few eyebrows last week when he stated he’s gunning to out-perform the Hart Trophy winner and the guy who finished right behind.

The Winnipeg Jets centre, speaking with NHL.com in New York during the NHL/NHLPA Player Media Tour, flashed his playful but confident side, saying he wants to be better than Edmonton Oilers young superstar Connor McDavid — the NHL MVP — and living hockey legend Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.

Scheifele, 24 — a huge tennis fan who had a seat at Arthur Ashe Stadium as Juan Martin del Porto upended Roger Federer in a U.