I’m sure the folks up in the press box were watching the Detroit game, but that last-second goal needed to be contemplated for a stunned moment, then relayed down to the bench, then communicated to Torts. Bearing in mind that the decision had already been made to pull the goalie… it’s not like you can get the information to Torts 3 seconds before the goalie leaves the net. He still needs time to understand what’s being said and relay it to his players.
It would have been one thing if Detroit were cruising to an easy win. In that case it would have been realistic for everyone on the Flyers bench to get on the same page. But the way it played out, it’s not realistic to think everyone was going to snap into perfect motion to change their strategy instantly.