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Manchester Thunder beat Hertfordshire Mavericks in the final game of the regular Vitality Superleague season on Monday night. Wilt Chamberlain Jersey . Dan Ryans team were already assured of the domestic title after Surrey Storm beat Mavericks on Saturday and a dominant display ensured a third successive defeat for Hertfordshire, who were top just a few weeks ago. Vitality Superleague table How the teams finished at the end of the regular season The defeat proved doubly damaging for Mavericks, who drop to third in the table and lose home advantage for Saturdays semi-final against reigning champions Storm.Thunders victory, in a game that was replayed after a leaky roof forced the original fixture on April 2 to be abandoned, means they finish the season on a high and head into the Superleague semi-finals as favourites to claim the title. Vitality Superleague Semi-Finals Manchester Thunder v Team Bath Surrey Storm v Hertfordshire Mavericks Thunder will face Team Bath at the Thunderdome on Saturday and head into the final four with all the momentum after eight successive victories following their only defeat of the season against Surrey in Round Six.Captain Sara Bayman was voted Player of the Match on Monday, helping the Thunder into a five-goal advantage after the first quarter and they extended that lead into double figure by half-time.Mavs rallied in the third quarter, winning it by 17-14, but with a 10-goal advantage going into the final 15 minutes the relentless Thunder never looked like losing and they closed out a dominant win to complete a regular season double.Mavericks will now have to overcome an in-form Storm if they are to reach the Grand Final for a second successive but more importantly Sam Birds team will have to overcome defeats to each of their top four rivals in the final weeks of the regular campaign.You can follow all the Superleague semi-final action on Sky Sports on Saturday with Manchester Thunder v Team Bath at 4pm followed by Surrey Storm v Hertfordshire Mavericks at 6pm. Player of the Season Cast your vote on Superleagues finest Also See: Vote for Player of the Season Adbeze relishing England role Superleague table Annas netball diaryMarc Iavaroni Jersey . Wiggins, a 6-foot-8, 200-pound forward who plays his first exhibition game on Wednesday against Pitt State, was the top prospect in the class of 2013. Cheap 76ers Jerseys .Y. – Referee Ed Hochuli referred to replay official Tom Sifferman by his nickname Jungle Boy, which was heard on the in-stadium microphone during the Arizona Cardinals-Carolina Panthers NFC wild-card game Saturday.On the final day of Ottawas season, coach Paul MacLean stood before the assembled media and acknowledged the obvious: Almost everything that could go wrong did, and across-the-board improvements were imperative.I think in the National Hockey League you have to play well enough, long enough to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs, MacLean said. We didnt do that. I think we have to change our approach. We have to get to that identity right away.For a group that returns nearly intact a€” save for two notable exceptions–it will be interesting to see if the Senators implement and execute a plan that leads to the Stanley Cup playoffs returning to the Canadian capital.Here are things to keep in mind before the Senators open Oct. 9 in Nashville.WHOS IN GOAL?: Essentially, Robin Lehner is Ottawas goaltender of the future. The goaltender of the present is a decidedly murkier topic. During training camp, MacLean stated Craig Anderson is the No. 1 goaltender, before adding Robin Lehner has played well enough and earned the right to challenge, to play in more games. Also complicating matters, Craig Anderson agreed to a three-year deal worth $12.6 million in August.METHOT MAN: Defenceman Marc Methot is in the last year of a four-year, $12 million contract. Both the player and the team have expressed interest in a long-term marriage. So that should be easy, right? Wrong. The Senatorss and Methots representation have engaged in a negotiation thats become nasty. 76ers Jerseys 2020. Its not always pretty, Methot said at training camp. I would like to get something done.SHORT ON SCORING?: One of the bright spots for the Senators in 2013-14 included their 2.79 goals per game average (10th in the NHL). But that strength absorbed a significant blow in the off-season as top-line centre Jason Spezza was traded to Dallas, and right wing Ales Hemsky signed with the Stars. Spezza totalled 66 points in 75 games last season, while Hemsky finished with 43 points in 75 games with Edmonton and Ottawa. Replacing that production will be a collaborative effort.THE MIDDLEMAN: Along with the offensive production, the departure of Spezza leaves a substantial chasm at centre. Spezza won 54 per cent of the faceoffs he took last season and ranked second among Senators forwards with an average ice time of 18:12 per game. So the question is who replaces him? Kyle Turris will get the first chance, and hes looking forward to it. Its going to be a challenge that I think Im ready for, Turris said.LACK OF Defence: Ottawa was one of the weakest defensive teams in the NHL last season. Only the Islanders, Panthers and Oilers had a worse goals-against average than the Senators 3.15. That deficiency was compounded by a penalty kill success rate (80.9 per cent) that ranked 17th. ‚ ‚ ‚