.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN.New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will certainly need to have between 6 to 8 full weeks to recuperate coming from a shoulder injury he experienced previously this month, the crew said Thursday.Hughes endured a left shoulder trauma in the course of offseason training. After being actually assessed due to the Devils' medical team, it was actually identified he will certainly not need surgical operation and also it can take more than six full weeks for him to recover.That timeline suggests Hughes will miss out on the Devils' 7 preseason activities and their season-opening video games on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could possibly come back would be actually the week of Oct. 20, which indicates the Devils would certainly possess presently participated in 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a brief duration follows he utilized his newbie campaign to enhance why he's considered some of the game's brightest younger celebrities. Hughes ended up last period along with six targets and also 47 aspects while also being just one of five Adversaries to play in all 82 games.What Hughes accomplished as a novice resulted in him completing 3rd in Calder Prize ballot responsible for the eventual winner, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, and Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and Faber were actually the only newbie defensemen who participated in all 82 activities final period. They were actually also tied for 2nd amongst novices in aspects along with Bedard leading the game's first-year gamers with 61 points.Once Hughes is cleared to return, he is actually assumed to become an essential portion of the Devils' plannings to come back to the playoffs. Hughes, that was actually the 4th pick of the 2021 NHL Draft, devoted pair of years creating at the College of Michigan, which also made his brother Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks leader who is actually additionally the reigning Norris Prize winner for the NHL's absolute best defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after 2 seasons and also authorized his entry-level deal along with the Devils. It permitted him to join his bro as well as Evil ones alternating leader, Jack, for the staff's playoff run throughout the 2023 Stanley Mug playoffs.The Devils succeeded 52 games during the course of the 2022-23 time and also advanced to the playoffs for the first time in 4 seasons. They opened up along with a first-round success over the rival New york city Rangers in 7 activities prior to dropping in the second sphere against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last period saw the Devils battle to find congruity and miss the playoffs. It led to all of them parting methods with head trainer Lindy Ruff and also working with acting instructor Travis Eco-friendly just before they then worked with former Toronto Walnut Leafs train Sheldon Keefe in late May.