2018 mock

I love both the picks for Detroit... just not in the same draft. Detroit is desperate on defense and taking Noel and Tkachuk in the first round would hurt. If Detroit knew Noel would be there at 27 (which probably isn't likely) they would take Bouchard. A perfect scenario with what you have here would be Detroit taking Bouchard at #6, taking Noel at #27, and then following that up with their two early 2nd rounders with the best available. Taking Noel and Bouchard hits two organizational needs, 2nd round picks can be used to add the best available player regardless of position.

Thanks for the thoughtful insight!