CALGARY, Alberta -- The Dallas Stars have come to Calgary banged up physically to face an opponent that, like them, is fragile emotionally.The Stars and Flames square off Thursday with each hoping the evening is the beginning of better times.Dallas is coming off an 8-2 pasting by the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday for its sixth loss in seven games. The Flames, meanwhile, have lost four of their past five.This is pretty much rock bottom, Stars captain Jamie Benn told the Dallas Morning News after the lopsided loss.We all have to look in the mirror and figure it out.The Stars continue a five-game road trip that began with an overtime loss to the Chicago Blackhawks and followed with a rout at the hands of the Jets that leaves them at 4-6-3 and in sixth place in the Central Division.The Flames are 5-8-1 and also sixth in the Pacific Division. They return from a four-game road trip that saw them drop three contests and get outscored 16-5.One big excuse for the Stars woes is injuries and illnesses. Against Winnipeg they were missing six forwards, including Jason Spezza, who has missed two games with a lower body injury but could return against Calgary. Patrick Sharp, Ales Hemsky, Jiri Hudler, Mattias Janmark and Cody Eakin are also sidelined.Spezza skated in Winnipeg Tuesday morning but head coach Lindy Ruff opted to keep him out for at least one more night.He skated but hes not close to 100 percent, Ruff told the Dallas Morning News. But hes back on the ice, which is a good sign.Things havent been much better lately for Calgary under new coach Glen Gulutzen, who is already occupying a hot seat after only one month on the job in place of the fired Bob Hartley.The rough start prompted Flames president Brian Burke to agree to a rare radio interview on Tuesday. Known in the past for his high profile in the media, Burke has remained somewhat in the background in Calgary the past two seasons. That changed this week when he offered his assessment of the current state of affairs.Our top guys are not getting it done. Im not one for calling players out, but our top guys are not playing up to their level. Its that simple, he said.Those top guys are winger Johnny Gaudreau and his center Sean Monahan, who both signed lucrative six-year contracts prior to 2016-17 but have thus far not delivered the goods. Gaudreau has two goals, eight points and a minus-11 rating through 14 games while Monahan has four goals, one lone assist and is a minus-10.Right now were not good enough, Monahan told the Flames website. Me and Johnny know that. Weve got to find a way to help this team produce offence. I mean, when you play big minutes, get opportunities on the power play and stuff like that, youve got to find a way to get it done. Michael Lorenzen Jersey . -- Kyrie Irvings last-minute 3-pointer helped seal another victory for Cleveland -- and the Cavaliers longest winning streak since LeBron James left. Tucker Barnhart Jersey . President of baseball operations Larry Beinfest was fired Friday after 12 years with the Marlins. The move came as the team neared the end of its third consecutive last-place season in the NL East. http://www.redsgearshop.com/Reds-Joey-Votto-Kids-Jersey/ . 8 Kansas to a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night. The freshman from Vaughan, Ont. Chris Sabo Jersey . Tevez, who has had conflicts with coaches in the past, has not been called up since Sabella was named coach in 2011. Argentina boasts Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Aguero, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Angel Di Maria. Dave Concepcion Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable.Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink praised the terrific Eden Hazard after his superb performance in the 1-1 draw at Liverpool. The Belgians stunning solo effort put Chelsea ahead after 32 minutes, before Christian Bentekes injury-time equaliser denied the Blues all three points.Hiddink says Hazard has improved his physical fitness in recent weeks, and said the midfielder has suffered with a stop-start season. Hazard celebrates scoring Chelseas opener Hiddink told Sky Sports: He was terrific. Hes already some weeks growing also in his physically fitness, which is important for him and nature gives him a lot of skill.Its a matter of being fit and fresh for him, and hes showing that already in the last few weeks.Last year he had a beautiful year, and this year he had to suffer a lot regarding his injury, being back and then getting injured again, and thats why we made a special programme for him. Liverpools Christian Benteke celebrates the late equaliser Hiddink says his team should have been home and dry in the second half, with Simon Mignolet denying his side on numerous occasions.I think the team reacted very well. We played the game for the win, we got 1-0 up and got an unlucky present in the last minute. Report: Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea Christian Bentekes injury-time goal earned Liverpool a 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Anfield The team attitude was normal and we played very well against an opponent that was very strong.ddddddddddddf course Im disappointed not to have the three points and we should have killed it off but I am satisfied with the way we acted.They love to play football, which they showed, they were ambitious, but I think we should have killed it off a little bit earlier. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was happy his side managed to get a point Also See: Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea As it happened Table Live on Sky Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys China NFL Hoodies Cheap NFL Jerseys Camo Wholesale Jerseys 2019 NFL Jerseys Cheap Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic NFL Jerseys From China Discount NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys From China Cheap NFL T-shirts Wholesale NFL Gear NFL Jerseys China NFL Jerseys Cheap Cheap Jerseys 2020 Cheap NFL Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap Cheap NFL Autographed Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Cheap Jerseys ' ' '