[DazzlinDino]

If Treliving had been in the league as a GM for a number of years I could see him going offboard for a coaching hire, but coming from an assistant position to a GM and then hiring offboard is just a huge risk to take. All the little dominos that have followed from that first coaching hire have us right where we started with a team still spinning it's wheels.

A proper coach would have told Treliving what types of players he needed, and more importantly established a solid team identity. This team does not have an identity in terms of style of play, except a brand that is slow and certainly not very entertaining. The team is poorly constructed, neither fast, nor big, or overly skilled. Even worse the top line still lacks a RW that can help bring consistency; Which is conductive to winning. I get that the Flames management wants to create balance throughout the line-up but
you still need a top line that sets the tone. A top line that is capable and able to win tough playoff matches. How many years have passed and we are still filling the top line with another plug? How can the Flames have any consistency if the players put there have little or no experience in the NHL or with the level skill and responsibilities associated on the top line?

Treliving must be in a very hard place because he probably can't ask ownership for another coaching hire. It is a bit of tunnel vision when you hitch yourself to your own surroundings and experiences. The familiarity with Wand in his own building was a shortsighted reason to hire him. He should gone out and looked for someone who had a winning pedigree and had proven track record to get more out of the players.