.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is actually an NHL media reporter for ESPN.New Shirt Devils defenseman Luke Hughes are going to need to have in between 6 to 8 weeks to recoup from a shoulder personal injury he went through previously this month, the crew stated Thursday.Hughes endured a left shoulder trauma throughout offseason instruction. After being actually reviewed due to the Devils' health care team, it was established he will certainly not call for surgical operation which it could take greater than six weeks for him to recover.That timeline suggests Hughes would miss out on the Devils' 7 preseason games and their season-opening activities on Oct. 4 as well as Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could return would certainly be the week of Oct. twenty, which suggests the Devils will have actually participated in 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a brief time period comes after he utilized his rookie campaign to enhance why he is actually thought about some of the activity's brightest younger stars. Hughes ended up final season with 6 goals as well as 47 factors while also being just one of five Devils to play with all 82 games.What Hughes achieved as a newbie brought about him ending up 3rd in Calder Trophy ballot behind the resulting champion, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, and also Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and Faber were actually the only newbie defensemen that played all 82 video games last time. They were actually additionally matched for second amongst novices in points with Bedard leading the game's first-year players along with 61 points.Once Hughes is actually removed to return, he is actually anticipated to become a crucial portion of the Devils' strategies to come back to the playoffs. Hughes, who was the 4th pick of the 2021 NHL Draft, spent two years establishing at the College of Michigan, which likewise produced his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain that is additionally the reigning Norris Trophy victor for the NHL's greatest defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after 2 seasons and also authorized his entry-level contract with the Devils. It allowed him to join his brother as well as Evil ones alternating leader, Port, for the team's playoff operate throughout the 2023 Stanley Mug playoffs.The Devils won 52 games during the course of the 2022-23 period and accelerated to the playoffs for the first time in four seasons. They opened up along with a first-round victory over the rival Nyc Rangers in 7 video games prior to dropping in the 2nd around against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last period observed the Devils problem to locate uniformity as well as skip the playoffs. It brought about them parting ways with head trainer Lindy Ruff as well as working with acting instructor Travis Green prior to they then employed past Toronto Walnut Leafs train Sheldon Keefe in old May.