Officiating has been pretty poor and far from perfect. I don't have an issue with that being called out, even by the coaches.
But when you call it out over very clear penalties, the strength of your point gets lost. When you proceed to comply after "fighting the man" as some in this thread suggested, the performance is meaningless.
Tortorella could have stayed. The ref would either have to look impotent by allowing him to stay. Or put the ref in the uncomfortable position of calling the game a forfeit, and have an arena full of upset fans who spent a lot of money to watch half a period of hockey. It's two points lost, but if you really care about how bad the reffing is, then isn't that the bigger picture?
On the flipside, the ref calling for the ejection could have gone to talk to him at initial refusal. He's been a ref long enough and is no stranger to people yelling at him. Making everyone else talk to Tortorella over his own call is a bad look. I'd say it just made things worse.
Hopefully those who simply find it entertaining got their money's worth. Not even saying it as a judgment. I don't find Tortorella's antics amusing. I just think it was a meaningless tantrum over a couple valid calls that won't move the needle in the quality of officiating.