.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL media reporter for ESPN.New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes are going to require between six to eight full weeks to recuperate coming from a shoulder injury he went through previously this month, the crew mentioned Thursday.Hughes went through a left shoulder personal injury during offseason training. After being reviewed due to the Devils' medical team, it was identified he will not demand surgical procedure which it can take more than six full weeks for him to recover.That timetable suggests Hughes would overlook the Devils' seven preseason activities and their season-opening games on Oct. 4 and also Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could come back would certainly be actually the week of Oct. 20, which means the Devils would certainly possess already participated in 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a short period follows he used his newbie project to bolster why he is actually thought about some of the video game's brightest younger celebrities. Hughes finished final season with 6 targets and 47 aspects while also being among five Devils to play in all 82 games.What Hughes performed as a novice resulted in him finishing third in Calder Trophy ballot behind the eventual victor, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, and also Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and Faber were the only newbie defensemen who played all 82 activities final period. They were actually also matched for second among rookies in factors with Bedard leading the game's first-year players with 61 points.Once Hughes is actually gotten rid of to return, he's anticipated to be a critical part of the Devils' plans to go back to the playoffs. Hughes, who was actually the 4th selection of the 2021 NHL Draft, spent 2 years developing at the University of Michigan, which likewise created his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain who is also the ruling Norris Prize victor for the NHL's ideal defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after two periods and signed his entry-level arrangement along with the Devils. It permitted him to join his brother and also Devils alternating captain, Port, for the team's playoff run during the course of the 2023 Stanley Mug playoffs.The Devils succeeded 52 activities in the course of the 2022-23 time and accelerated to the playoffs for the very first time in 4 seasons. They opened along with a first-round triumph over the rivalrous The big apple Rangers in seven video games just before shedding in the 2nd round against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last season viewed the Devils battle to locate congruity and also skip the playoffs. It led to all of them parting techniques with crown instructor Lindy Ruff as well as choosing interim trainer Travis Environment-friendly just before they after that tapped the services of previous Toronto Walnut Leafs train Sheldon Keefe in old Might.