HIT THE POST WITH CJAD'S RICK MOFFAT, VOICE OF THE ALS & THE CANADIENS

You don't think Christopher Higgins will sue Carey Price do you? After the Habs goalie told me he named his new horse "Chris" after the Canadiens forward who always roughs him up on the ice after victories, I suggested to Higg that he should get naming-rights royalty payments. Higgins immediately shot at Carey "I should also get stud fees!"

"Sorry," the laid-back Cowboy goalie responded cooly, "I've already had him neutered."

It was fun to see the comraderie among the players at Laval-sur-le-Lac Tuesday for the Canadiens Childrens' Foundation golf tournament, but West Islander Doug Scott just wanted to rave about The Goal-line Stand. "This is the CFL---you HAVE TO make a yard when you have 3 shots at it." Scott's been in his share of battles of the trenches and tells me the refs would constantly let players sneak a toe into the one-yard neutral zone, unlike Mark Estelle's case against the Lions.

I've got a huge green streak, so I love what Montreal businessman and philanthropist Herbert Black did to "recycle" Guy Carbonneau's lucky playoff tie. The wildly coloured Hermes silk birthday present from Carbo's wife finally sold at auction for a staggering $100,000. Truth is Mr. Black didn't even want the tie. When bidding was stalled at $55,000, he offered a $75,000 matching donation if either of the bidders locked in battle took it to the dizzying heights of $75-K. With genourosity stagnating at $60,000, Black--the King of Recycle and Re-use thinking at American Metal and Iron--said "I'll take the tie---here's $100,000." As the Canadiens' auctioneer said: "It's only money."

CAREY PRICE DIET PLAN: You can lose 20-25 pounds in months if you cut out midnight chocolate bars. That's the secret Carey told me of his summer regimen. He also cut down on his other guilty pleasure: chili cheese-dogs.

That and working out fulltime in Calgary with a trainer recommended by his younger cousin, a Florida Panthers draft pick. Price is also related to NHL veteran and perennial World Hockey Championships Team Canada star Shane Doan. Let's hope you're always too deep into the playoffs to join Cousin Shane, Carey!

SMALL WORLD DEPARTMENT: I welcomed a bidder from a recent A.L.S. Society gala to the CJAD broadcast booth on Friday. Louis Desjardins mentioned that he played defense for the Universite' de Sherbrooke team when Larry Smith was with Bishops. "Did you hit him hard?" I asked. "Larry should remember one hit," Louis suggested proudly. Well Mr. President? "Against Sherbrooke I think Coach apologized to me because he pulled me at halftime. I'd already rushed for 220 yards. I don't remember getting hit." Way to go, Prez!