Yeah, I'm a little confused how he reached that conclusion.
Carrick, undeniably, had a better playoffs than Montour. He was also playing with some impressive young talent, and that pace was clearly not the norm for him. Montour, on the other hand, has just continued to put up pretty great numbers.
I get that not everyone knows about Montour. He's an Anaheim prospect(they don't get a ton of exposure), and he is a bit of an unusual case, in terms of the route he's taken. He didn't really fully commit to hockey until a bit later vs. most players. I just wish people would acknowledge they didn't know enough about him, instead of just dismissing him as "not very good". He might well be Anaheim's best prospect right now, and that's competing against guys like Steel, Theodore, Jones, Nattinen, Larsson, etc... He's a legitimate talent.
Eh, Montour is definitely an upgrade as a prospect, but not realms apart. Would I trade Carrick straight up for Montour? Easily. But I woulds easily trade .9 for a dollar.
Also- my thought of them as similar pre-dates Carrick becoming a Leaf, they were the two guys I hoped for as potential high upside lower cost rhd acquisitions when everyone else was Theodore/Bowey/Sanheim or bust