.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL media reporter for ESPN.New Shirt Devils defenseman Luke Hughes are going to need between six to eight full weeks to recover from a shoulder trauma he went through earlier this month, the crew mentioned Thursday.Hughes experienced a left shoulder personal injury during offseason instruction. After being examined due to the Devils' clinical personnel, it was calculated he would certainly not demand surgery which it could possibly take greater than six weeks for him to recover.That timetable suggests Hughes would overlook the Devils' 7 preseason games and their season-opening games on Oct. 4 as well as Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could possibly return would certainly be actually the full week of Oct. 20, which implies the Devils would possess presently played 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a brief duration comes after he used his newbie project to improve why he is actually thought about among the video game's brightest younger stars. Hughes finished final time with six targets as well as 47 aspects while additionally being just one of five Evil ones to play in each 82 games.What Hughes completed as a rookie resulted in him ending up 3rd in Calder Trophy ballot behind the eventual winner, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, and also Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and Faber were actually the only novice defensemen who played all 82 activities final period. They were also matched for second amongst novices in points along with Bedard leading the organization's first-year players with 61 points.Once Hughes is cleared to return, he is actually expected to become a crucial part of the Devils' plans to come back to the playoffs. Hughes, that was actually the fourth selection of the 2021 NHL Draft, devoted pair of years building at the University of Michigan, which also generated his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks leader that is likewise the ruling Norris Trophy winner for the NHL's greatest defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after 2 periods as well as signed his entry-level agreement along with the Devils. It enabled him to join his brother and Evil ones alternate captain, Port, for the team's playoff run throughout the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils succeeded 52 video games during the course of the 2022-23 period and evolved to the playoffs for the first time in 4 times. They opened with a first-round success over the rivalrous Nyc Rangers in 7 games prior to dropping in the 2nd round against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last period found the Devils struggle to discover congruity and miss the playoffs. It triggered all of them parting methods along with crown instructor Lindy Ruff and also employing acting coach Travis Green prior to they then hired former Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe in late May.