.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is actually an NHL press reporter for ESPN.New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes are going to need to have between 6 to 8 full weeks to recoup from a shoulder personal injury he went through earlier this month, the team claimed Thursday.Hughes experienced a left side shoulder personal injury in the course of offseason instruction. After being actually evaluated due to the Devils' medical team, it was actually established he would certainly certainly not demand surgical treatment and also it could possibly take much more than six full weeks for him to recover.That timeline implies Hughes will skip the Devils' seven preseason activities as well as their season-opening activities on Oct. 4 as well as Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he might come back would be actually the full week of Oct. twenty, which suggests the Devils would certainly have currently played 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a quick period happens after he utilized his newbie initiative to bolster why he's taken into consideration one of the activity's brightest young superstars. Hughes completed final time with 6 targets and also 47 points while additionally being among five Adversaries to play in all 82 games.What Hughes completed as a newbie led to him ending up third in Calder Prize voting responsible for the ultimate victor, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, and also Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were the only novice defensemen who participated in all 82 games last period. They were actually additionally tied for second one of rookies in points along with Bedard leading the organization's first-year gamers with 61 points.Once Hughes is gotten rid of to return, he is actually assumed to become an important component of the Devils' programs to come back to the playoffs. Hughes, that was the fourth selection of the 2021 NHL Draft, devoted two years developing at the Educational institution of Michigan, which also produced his brother Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks leader who is actually likewise the reigning Norris Prize victor for the NHL's finest defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after pair of seasons and signed his entry-level arrangement along with the Devils. It allowed him to join his brother and also Evil ones alternating captain, Port, for the group's playoff operate throughout the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils gained 52 games during the course of the 2022-23 period and progressed to the playoffs for the first time in 4 times. They opened up with a first-round victory over the rival Nyc Rangers in seven activities prior to dropping in the second around versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last time observed the Devils problem to discover uniformity and also miss out on the playoffs. It brought about all of them parting techniques along with crown coach Lindy Ruff and employing interim trainer Travis Eco-friendly prior to they at that point chose past Toronto Walnut Leafs instructor Sheldon Keefe in old Might.