Another year, another colourful exchange between John Tortorella and Larry Brooks. The New York Rangers head coach and New York Post hockey columnist went back and forth in a game day scrum on Friday after Brooks asked Tortorella whether he thought the Rangers backs were against the wall going into Game 2 of their first-round series with the Washington Capitals. "Do I think our backs are against the wall? This is a series," responded Tortorella. "Thats what Im asking," said Brooks. "Are your backs against the wall right now?" "I never think our backs are against the walls. I think in a series..." "In a series or anytime?" Brooks interjected. "Anytime." "So you didnt think your backs were against the wall Saturday?" "Saturday?" Tortorella asked. "Against New Jersey?" "You mean in the regular season?" "Thats what Im asking," said Brooks. "You said you never think your backs are against the wall. Are you just talking about playoffs or anytime?" "Well were in playoffs right now," said Tortorella. "Youre asking me questions to try and box me in to language." "No Im not." "Yes you do." "No Im not," explained Brooks. "Im asking you do you think your backs are against the wall, you said I never think backs are against the wall. I said in regular season or playoffs. So youre only talking about playoffs." "Im talking about a series of playoffs," countered Tortorella. "Why are we even going back to regular season? "Cause its logistics with you. You try to use my words Brooksie..." "No, you talked about the regular season just now," said Brooks, cutting him off. "No, you try to use my words and box me in to a corner all the time," said Tortorella. "Can I get another question? I went in here in a pretty good mood today, too." "So did I," said Brooks. "Well you obviously ------ that up, didnt you?" The exchange was one of many between Tortorella and Brooks over the years, going back to the coachs days with the Tampa Bay Lightning. 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"You have to make sure that the excitement of the day doesnt cloud what we promised to build, and that was a consistent winner," Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti said Thursday. "Im just proud for Baltimore, and there is a great pressure off of us." Although the Ravens have placed a high priority on signing quarterback Joe Flacco to a long-term deal, the team has no intention of overpaying potential free agents or having several players restructure their contracts in order to keep the current roster intact. Thats what happened 12 years ago, when general manager Ozzie Newsome sacrificed the future to mount another run at a championship. The Ravens backed up their 34-7 Super Bowl win over the New York Giants by returning to the playoffs, but they didnt get back to the Super Bowl. And then, after the season, they suffered the salary-cap blues. "Were not going to get caught up in the moment and do things to our salary cap and make decisions in the euphoria of winning that could hurt us in 2014 and 2015, like we did in 2001," Bisciotti said. "Every single veteran (in 2001) was restructured so that, I think, every single veteran could stay, then we ended up losing so many people the next year. We dont want to do that." Newsome feels the same way. "We will not repeat what we did in 2001," he said. "Were trying to build where we can win Super Bowls more than just one more time. I think our team is structured differently this time, also. We do have some veterans that will probably be retiring (linebacker Ray Lewis and possibly centre Matt Birk) but we have a great nucleus of young players and players that are just heading into their prime that were going to build this team around. "Were not going to be restricting contracts, do all of those different things just to be able to maintain this team just to make another run. 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