.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 will definitely require in between six to 8 weeks to recoup coming from a shoulder personal injury he experienced previously this month, the group stated Thursday.Hughes suffered a left shoulder accident during the course of offseason instruction. After being actually analyzed by the Devils' health care staff, it was established he will certainly not require surgical treatment and also it can take greater than six full weeks for him to recover.That timetable suggests Hughes would certainly miss the Devils' 7 preseason activities and their season-opening activities on Oct. 4 and also Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could possibly come back will be the week of Oct. 20, which suggests the Devils would certainly have actually participated in eight regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a short time period comes after he used his rookie initiative to enhance why he's taken into consideration one of the game's brightest younger superstars. Hughes completed final season along with six targets and 47 aspects while likewise being among five Evil ones to play with all 82 games.What Hughes performed as a novice brought about him ending up 3rd in Calder Prize voting responsible for the possible champion, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, as well as Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and Faber were actually the only newbie defensemen that participated in all 82 games last season. They were additionally matched for second amongst novices in factors along with Bedard leading the organization's first-year gamers with 61 points.Once Hughes is actually cleared to return, he is actually assumed to be a vital component of the Devils' plans to return to the playoffs. Hughes, that was actually the fourth choice of the 2021 NHL Draught, invested two years developing at the Educational institution of Michigan, which also produced his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain who is actually also the reigning Norris Prize winner for the NHL's finest defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after two times and signed his entry-level contract along with the Devils. It enabled him to join his bro and Evil ones alternative captain, Port, for the group's playoff operate in the course of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils gained 52 video games during the 2022-23 season and advanced to the playoffs for the very first time in 4 periods. They opened up with a first-round victory over the rivalrous New york city Rangers in 7 video games prior to losing in the 2nd around versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last season viewed the Devils struggle to locate consistency and also miss the playoffs. It led to them parting methods along with crown trainer Lindy Ruff and hiring acting train Travis Environment-friendly before they at that point worked with former Toronto Walnut Leafs train Sheldon Keefe in old May.