.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN.New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes are going to need between 6 to 8 weeks to recoup coming from a shoulder injury he suffered earlier this month, the team claimed Thursday.Hughes endured a remaining shoulder accident during offseason training. After being actually evaluated by the Devils' health care staff, it was calculated he will certainly not require surgical procedure which it could possibly take more than six weeks for him to recover.That timetable suggests Hughes would certainly skip the Devils' 7 preseason activities as well as their season-opening video games on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could possibly come back would be the week of Oct. twenty, which suggests the Devils would certainly possess actually participated in 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a short time frame follows he used his novice campaign to improve why he is actually taken into consideration some of the activity's brightest young stars. Hughes finished last period with six objectives and also 47 factors while additionally being just one of five Adversaries to play in each 82 games.What Hughes completed as a newbie resulted in him finishing third in Calder Prize voting responsible for the resulting victor, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, and Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were actually the only rookie defensemen who participated in all 82 activities last time. They were actually also tied for 2nd among rookies in aspects along with Bedard leading the game's first-year players along with 61 points.Once Hughes is removed to return, he's anticipated to be a critical part of the Devils' programs to come back to the playoffs. Hughes, who was the fourth pick of the 2021 NHL Draught, invested 2 years establishing at the University of Michigan, which likewise made his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain who is also the reigning Norris Prize winner for the NHL's ideal defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after 2 seasons and authorized his entry-level agreement with the Devils. It permitted him to join his brother as well as Evil ones alternate captain, Port, for the group's playoff operate during the course of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils succeeded 52 video games during the 2022-23 time and accelerated to the playoffs for the first time in four periods. They opened up along with a first-round victory over the rivalrous The big apple Rangers in 7 activities before shedding in the 2nd around against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last season found the Devils battle to locate uniformity as well as miss out on the playoffs. It triggered them parting means with head train Lindy Ruff as well as employing interim coach Travis Veggie prior to they then hired previous Toronto Walnut Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe in old May.