.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is actually an NHL press reporter for ESPN.New Shirt Devils defenseman Luke Hughes are going to need to have in between 6 to eight weeks to recuperate coming from a shoulder personal injury he suffered earlier this month, the staff said Thursday.Hughes endured a remaining shoulder trauma in the course of offseason instruction. After being actually examined due to the Devils' clinical staff, it was actually established he would not call for surgical treatment and that it can take greater than 6 full weeks for him to recover.That timeline means Hughes would skip the Devils' 7 preseason video games and their season-opening games on Oct. 4 as well as Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could return will be actually the week of Oct. 20, which implies the Devils will possess actually played 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a quick period happens after he used his newbie project to strengthen why he's thought about among the game's brightest younger superstars. Hughes ended up final time along with six objectives and 47 aspects while also being among five Adversaries to play in all 82 games.What Hughes achieved as a newbie caused him ending up 3rd in Calder Prize voting behind the possible champion, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, as well as Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and also Faber were actually the only rookie defensemen who participated in all 82 video games last time. They were actually also matched for 2nd amongst rookies in factors with Bedard leading the organization's first-year players with 61 points.Once Hughes is removed to come back, he is actually expected to become a crucial aspect of the Devils' plans to return to the playoffs. Hughes, who was actually the 4th pick of the 2021 NHL Draft, spent pair of years cultivating at the College of Michigan, which also made his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain that is additionally the ruling Norris Trophy winner for the NHL's best defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after 2 times and authorized his entry-level arrangement along with the Devils. It enabled him to join his bro and Devils alternating captain, Jack, for the team's playoff run in the course of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils won 52 video games throughout the 2022-23 period and also advanced to the playoffs for the very first time in 4 times. They opened along with a first-round victory over the rivalrous Nyc Rangers in seven activities prior to shedding in the 2nd round against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last time saw the Devils problem to locate congruity as well as miss the playoffs. It led to all of them parting methods along with head coach Lindy Ruff as well as working with acting train Travis Environment-friendly prior to they then hired previous Toronto Maple Leafs train Sheldon Keefe in late May.