.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL media reporter for ESPN.New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will certainly need in between six to 8 full weeks to recuperate from a shoulder injury he went through earlier this month, the staff stated Thursday.Hughes endured a remaining shoulder accident during the course of offseason instruction. After being actually analyzed by the Devils' medical team, it was calculated he would certainly not need surgery and also it might take more than six full weeks for him to recover.That timetable suggests Hughes will overlook the Devils' 7 preseason video games as well as their season-opening video games on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he can return would certainly be actually the full week of Oct. 20, which means the Devils would certainly possess actually participated in eight regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a quick duration follows he utilized his newbie campaign to reinforce why he is actually considered among the activity's brightest young celebrities. Hughes completed final time along with six targets as well as 47 aspects while additionally being just one of 5 Devils to play in each 82 games.What Hughes accomplished as a rookie caused him completing 3rd in Calder Trophy ballot responsible for the possible victor, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, as well as Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were actually the only novice defensemen who played all 82 video games final period. They were likewise matched for second amongst rookies in aspects with Bedard leading the game's first-year gamers with 61 points.Once Hughes is actually cleared to return, he is actually assumed to become an essential aspect of the Devils' plans to go back to the playoffs. Hughes, that was actually the 4th pick of the 2021 NHL Draft, invested pair of years cultivating at the University of Michigan, which likewise produced his bro Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain who is additionally the reigning Norris Prize winner for the NHL's finest defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after two periods and authorized his entry-level arrangement with the Devils. It permitted him to join his sibling and Evil ones alternating captain, Port, for the team's playoff operate during the 2023 Stanley Mug playoffs.The Devils succeeded 52 video games in the course of the 2022-23 season as well as advanced to the playoffs for the very first time in four periods. They opened up with a first-round success over the competing New York Rangers in seven activities before losing in the 2nd round against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last time found the Devils problem to locate congruity as well as miss out on the playoffs. It caused them parting means along with crown train Lindy Ruff as well as working with interim trainer Travis Environment-friendly before they then tapped the services of former Toronto Maple Leafs trainer Sheldon Keefe in old May.