.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is actually an NHL press reporter for ESPN.New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will definitely need to have in between six to 8 full weeks to recoup coming from a shoulder trauma he experienced previously this month, the staff said Thursday.Hughes went through a nigh side shoulder accident throughout offseason instruction. After being actually assessed due to the Devils' clinical workers, it was identified he will not call for surgical operation and that it could possibly take greater than 6 full weeks for him to recover.That timeline indicates Hughes would certainly miss out on the Devils' 7 preseason activities and also their season-opening video games on Oct. 4 as well as Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he might come back will be actually the full week of Oct. 20, which suggests the Devils will possess presently participated in eight regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a quick time frame happens after he utilized his novice initiative to strengthen why he is actually thought about one of the game's brightest young superstars. Hughes ended up last time with six objectives as well as 47 factors while likewise being just one of five Adversaries to play with all 82 games.What Hughes performed as a newbie brought about him ending up 3rd in Calder Trophy ballot responsible for the eventual victor, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, and Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were actually the only newbie defensemen who participated in all 82 games last period. They were actually additionally matched for 2nd amongst rookies in aspects along with Bedard leading the organization's first-year gamers with 61 points.Once Hughes is gotten rid of to come back, he is actually anticipated to be an essential component of the Devils' strategies to return to the playoffs. Hughes, that was the 4th pick of the 2021 NHL Draught, spent pair of years establishing at the University of Michigan, which likewise generated his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks leader that is actually additionally the ruling Norris Trophy victor for the NHL's finest defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after two seasons and authorized his entry-level arrangement along with the Devils. It permitted him to join his brother and also Devils alternating leader, Jack, for the staff's playoff run throughout the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils gained 52 activities during the course of the 2022-23 season and advanced to the playoffs for the first time in 4 times. They opened up along with a first-round victory over the rivalrous New York Rangers in seven activities before shedding in the 2nd sphere against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last period saw the Devils battle to find congruity and also overlook the playoffs. It brought about them parting means with head trainer Lindy Ruff and tapping the services of interim coach Travis Environment-friendly just before they after that tapped the services of past Toronto Walnut Leafs train Sheldon Keefe in old Might.