If I had to guess why is it that the Flames seem to have trouble hiring good coaches, I would say it's because we've been hiring coaches to play a certain style instead of just hiring who we think is the best available coach, and let him decide what is the best way to use his players. Kind of like drafting for character instead of just picking BPA.
I also suspect a big reason why Hartley got relatively good results was because his job description was (as far as we know) rather vague: develop players, establish work ethic, be entertaining. This gave a lot of room to do what he felt was best.
Treliving is not a coach, but based on his interviews it seems like he thinks he knows how the team should be playing. He fired the coach with a track record of success because he didn't play how the GM wanted, and brought in a coach who would. This to me is not the path to success and I hope Trelivongs learns from his mistake.
I believe the coach should be the one deciding what style to establish, and the GM should support that with the right player acquisitions.
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