.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 need in between six to 8 full weeks to recuperate from a shoulder personal injury he experienced earlier this month, the crew said Thursday.Hughes went through a left shoulder injury throughout offseason training. After being evaluated by the Devils' medical team, it was established he would certainly certainly not call for surgical treatment and that it can take much more than 6 full weeks for him to recover.That timeline suggests Hughes would certainly miss the Devils' seven preseason games and also their season-opening video games on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he can come back will be the week of Oct. 20, which means the Devils would possess currently played eight regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a brief time period happens after he used his newbie project to enhance why he's looked at one of the game's brightest young celebrities. Hughes ended up last time with 6 targets as well as 47 factors while additionally being one of 5 Evil ones to play with all 82 games.What Hughes performed as a rookie caused him ending up third in Calder Prize voting responsible for the ultimate victor, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, and Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were the only rookie defensemen that played all 82 video games last season. They were actually additionally matched for 2nd among novices in points along with Bedard leading the league's first-year players with 61 points.Once Hughes is actually cleared to come back, he's assumed to be a critical aspect of the Devils' strategies to go back to the playoffs. Hughes, who was the 4th choice of the 2021 NHL Draught, devoted two years building at the College of Michigan, which also created his brother Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain that is actually also the reigning Norris Trophy champion for the NHL's best defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after 2 times and authorized his entry-level deal with the Devils. It enabled him to join his brother and Devils alternating leader, Jack, for the team's playoff run in the course of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils gained 52 video games during the course of the 2022-23 season as well as evolved to the playoffs for the very first time in 4 periods. They opened up along with a first-round success over the rivalrous New York Rangers in seven games prior to shedding in the 2nd sphere versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last time found the Devils struggle to discover congruity as well as skip the playoffs. It resulted in all of them parting ways with head train Lindy Ruff and also choosing acting train Travis Environment-friendly just before they then tapped the services of past Toronto Maple Leafs train Sheldon Keefe in late May.