.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL press reporter for ESPN.New Shirt Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will certainly need in between six to eight full weeks to recover from a shoulder personal injury he experienced previously this month, the group mentioned Thursday.Hughes suffered a remaining shoulder trauma in the course of offseason training. After being actually analyzed due to the Devils' health care workers, it was established he will not require surgical operation and also it could possibly take much more than 6 full weeks for him to recover.That timeline indicates Hughes would certainly skip the Devils' seven preseason games as well as their season-opening activities on Oct. 4 as well as Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could come back would be actually the full week of Oct. twenty, which indicates the Devils would have actually played eight regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a short duration follows he utilized his rookie initiative to reinforce why he's considered among the activity's brightest youthful celebrities. Hughes ended up final period with 6 targets and 47 aspects while also being among 5 Devils to play in every 82 games.What Hughes completed as a rookie resulted in him finishing 3rd in Calder Prize voting responsible for the resulting champion, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, as well as 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 additionally tied for 2nd one of novices in points along with Bedard leading the league's first-year gamers with 61 points.Once Hughes is actually cleared to return, he is actually assumed to become a vital aspect of the Devils' plans to come back to the playoffs. Hughes, who was actually the fourth selection of the 2021 NHL Draught, spent two years building at the College of Michigan, which likewise generated his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks leader who is actually likewise the ruling Norris Trophy winner for the NHL's best defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after 2 periods and also signed his entry-level deal with the Devils. It allowed him to join his brother and Evil ones alternate leader, Port, for the staff's playoff operate during the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils succeeded 52 games during the course of the 2022-23 period as well as progressed to the playoffs for the very first time in 4 seasons. They opened with a first-round victory over the rival The big apple Rangers in seven activities before shedding in the 2nd round against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last time found the Devils battle to discover congruity as well as miss out on the playoffs. It resulted in all of them parting means along with head train Lindy Ruff as well as choosing acting train Travis Environment-friendly before they at that point employed previous Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe in old Might.