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ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel should go first and second in the NHL draft. Beyond that, theres plenty left to sort out in the next five months.Next up in the process of jockeying for draft position is Thursday nights CHL top prospects game. Forty of the top draft-eligible players will be on the ice at Meridian Centre in St. Catharines with hundreds of scouts watching carefully.I heard something like theres over 250 scouts are going to be here, McDavid said. Its the best-on-best. Its the best draft eligibles against the best draft eligibles. Itll be a good test, and itll be a good game and it will be a good kind of measuring stick for scouts to see.McDavid doesnt need any more measuring. But a handful of potential top-10 picks will be under the microscope against each other.Winger Lawson Crouse of the OHLs Kingston Frontenacs is fourth among North American skaters on NHL Central Scoutings latest rankings, Dylan Strome of the Erie Otters is fifth and Mitchell Marner of the London Knights is seventh. Boston College defenceman Noah Hanifin is favoured to be the third pick after McDavid and Eichel, but former NHL executive Craig Button believes Strome and Marner may be better.They can show it Thursday.I think thats kind of what this game is made for: to show the scouts that you can compete against the best and that you can be the best, Marner said. You really want to show that you can be higher in the rankings than you are listed. Thats a big part.One of the biggest competitions is between Crouse, Strome and Marner. Crouse was a big fourth-line winger for gold-medal-winning Canada at the world juniors, while Strome and Marner werent invited.Marner (90 points on 34 goals and 56 assists) and Strome (80 points on 28 goals and 52 assists) lead the OHL in scoring. Strome has been developing well with McDavid as a teammate and helped the Otters when McDavid was injured.You see how many points he has and all that and all the stuff he goes on the ice, he does so well, McDavid said of Strome. Hes just a great player and you guys are going to see that Thursday.Even though he could be a top-five pick, Crouse said there are a lot of critics of his game and hes trying to prove them all wrong.I think my skill is underestimated, Crouse said. People dont realize that I do have good hands and I can bury the puck. Ive scored a couple of nice goals this year and it proves to myself that I can score and I can do other things than just throw the body and play defence.Everyone knows what Marner can do offensively. Hes only five-foot-eleven, but his production is bigger than he expected.My goal at the start of this year was to try and finish with 90 points or a little higher, and Im already at that plateau, Marner said. Im just trying to get to more open areas and Im trusting my teammates more with the puck than I was at the start of the year.An all-star game takes these players out of their comfort zone. McDavid, whos on the team coached by Bobby Orr, and Strome, on the team coached by Don Cherry, will be opponents after building chemistry and a friendship in Erie.Strome is ready for the challenge and the spotlight.Obviously youve probably never played with a lot of guys on your team, he said. But at the same youve just got to have fun and stay focused and try not to worry too much about the media. Thats always going to be there and youve just got to kind of block everything out. Its just a hockey game, so Im going to try to have fun.Team Cherry captain Anthony Beauvillier of the Shawinigan Cataractes said one key is not caving to the pressure of the situation.Just play the game as you can play on your regular team and everythings going to be fine, Beauvillier said.Competition is the name of this game, beyond the top five or 10 picks. The top-ranked goaltender on NHL Central Scoutings list, Mackenzie Blackwood of the Barrie Colts, is out with illness, so Michael McNiven, Samuel Montembeault, Nick McBride and Liam Herbst get to show why they should be drafted higher.The same goes for players like defenceman Brandon Carlo of the WHLs Tri-City Americans. Carlo is 16th among North American skaters but wont try to do too much to stand out from the crowd in St. Catharines.I want to show (scouts) who I am, Carlo said. I want to go out there and play a simple game, a hard-nosed defenceman like I am. I dont want to try and doing anything drastic offensively or anything like that. I just want to go out there and do what I do.Of course plenty of eyes will be on McDavid because its impossible to ignore his talent. Those watching include his teammates and opponents.I knew he was an incredible player, and by playing with him (at the world juniors), you just realize that he takes it to a whole new level each and every game, Crouse said. I was fortunate enough to get to watch him play, and the things that he does just blows my mind. His speed and his skill is incredible.---Follow @SWhyno on Twitter Fake Jerseys Online . "He came up to me and said, I want to train," said Toronto coach Ryan Nelsen. The 26-year-old midfielder is expected to play Saturday night when Toronto hosts D.C. United, returning to his Major League Soccer squad with mixed feelings about the Americans World Cup run -- sad that it ended when it did but proud of his teams performance. Fake Jerseys Website . 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Sherman became the focal point of attention -- both positive and negative -- after Seattle beat San Francisco 23-17 on Sunday to win the NFC championship. Sherman was already going to be in the spotlight for what he did on San Franciscos final offensive play, twisting his body to deflect a pass intended for Crabtree into the air and allowing time for teammate Malcolm Smith to run over and make an interception in the end zone to clinch the Seahawks victory. The athleticism on the play was worthy of praise. But Shermans antics from that point drew praise from some for being honest and unfiltered, and criticism from others for being too harsh and combative. "This is a very emotional kid and thats what drives him," Carroll said. "We did sit down and talk about it because I want him to present himself in his best light. Hes an incredible kid. "He has a great sense about things and understanding and sensitivity and awareness and he cares and hes a very thoughtful person so when he puts out those kind of thoughts he has to know what hes saying and understand it and I think hes very understanding at this point that he caused a stir that took away from the team." Sherman had been rarely targeted by the 49ers, with most of Colin Kaepernicks passes being thrown in the direction of Byron Maxwell. But in the final minute, Kaepernick decided to take a shot to the end zone with Crabtree and Sherman matched up one-on-one. Sherman won the matchup, staying in position to deflect the pass and have it fall into Smiths hands, similar to a tipped interception from Sherman to safety Earl Thomas in Week 15 against the New York Giants. Except this was far more meaningful, giving Seattle its second conference championship. But Sherman didnt let the celebration end with Smith and his teammates. 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"Theres some stuff in there I think you should think about and did you really want it to come out the way it did and talk our way through that," Carroll said. "And he didnt. He didnt feel right about that. "There were a lot of great things that happened last night and were talking about some other stuff." For Carroll, the return to New York is heading back to where he got his start as a head coach in the NFL, albeit a short-lived tenure as the head coach of the Jets. Carroll was the Jets head coach for one season in 1994 before getting fired after a 6-10 season. "I think my first time in New York as a head coach was kind of in the middle of the circle somewhere or maybe it wasnt even a circle, it might have been some other shape," Carroll joked. "It was kind of a hairy time." Notes: Carroll said WR Percy Harvin (concussion) could be cleared to practice later this week and is expected to be ready for the Super Bowl. Harvin was injured in the first half of Seattles divisional playoff win over New Orleans. ... WR Doug Baldwin (hip), DT Brandon Mebane (foot/ankle) and RB Marshawn Lynch would be eased back into practice when the Seahawks return to the field on Wednesday, Carroll said. ... LB K.J. Wright was sore but otherwise came out of Sundays game fine, Carroll said. It was his first game since breaking a bone in his right foot in Week 14. ' ' '