.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is actually an NHL reporter for ESPN.New Shirt Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will require in between 6 to 8 weeks to recuperate coming from a shoulder trauma he suffered previously this month, the group claimed Thursday.Hughes suffered a remaining shoulder personal injury throughout offseason instruction. After being assessed due to the Devils' medical team, it was calculated he would certainly not need surgery and also it could possibly take more than six weeks for him to recover.That timetable means Hughes would certainly miss out on the Devils' seven preseason games and their season-opening activities on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he might return will be the week of Oct. 20, which suggests the Devils will possess actually participated in 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a short period happens after he utilized his rookie project to reinforce why he is actually taken into consideration some of the activity's brightest younger stars. Hughes completed final season along with 6 targets as well as 47 factors while also being among 5 Devils to play in every 82 games.What Hughes accomplished as a newbie triggered him completing 3rd in Calder Prize voting responsible for the possible victor, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, and Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and Faber were the only novice defensemen that played all 82 games final time. They were actually likewise matched for second among rookies in aspects along with Bedard leading the game's first-year gamers along with 61 points.Once Hughes is actually cleared to return, he's expected to be a critical part of the Devils' programs to go back to the playoffs. Hughes, that was actually the 4th pick of the 2021 NHL Draught, invested two years building at the College of Michigan, which additionally produced his bro Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks leader that is likewise the reigning Norris Prize victor for the NHL's absolute best defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after pair of periods and authorized his entry-level deal along with the Devils. It permitted him to join his bro and Devils alternative leader, Jack, for the staff's playoff operate during the course of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils gained 52 video games throughout the 2022-23 period and evolved to the playoffs for the first time in 4 seasons. They opened along with a first-round victory over the rivalrous Nyc Rangers in seven video games before dropping in the 2nd round against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last period viewed the Devils struggle to locate consistency as well as miss the playoffs. It triggered all of them parting techniques with crown train Lindy Ruff and hiring interim trainer Travis Environment-friendly prior to they after that tapped the services of former Toronto Walnut Leafs train Sheldon Keefe in late Might.