.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is actually an NHL media reporter for ESPN.New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will require between 6 to eight full weeks to recover coming from a shoulder personal injury he suffered previously this month, the staff pointed out Thursday.Hughes endured a nigh side shoulder injury throughout offseason training. After being actually assessed due to the Devils' clinical workers, it was actually determined he will not call for surgical treatment and that it could possibly take much more than six full weeks for him to recover.That timetable implies Hughes would miss out on the Devils' 7 preseason video games and their season-opening games on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could possibly come back would certainly be actually the full week of Oct. 20, which suggests the Devils would certainly have already participated in eight regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a brief period comes after he used his rookie project to reinforce why he is actually considered some of the activity's brightest young celebrities. Hughes ended up last time along with six targets as well as 47 aspects while also being just one of five Adversaries to play in each 82 games.What Hughes achieved as a novice triggered him ending up third in Calder Prize ballot responsible for the possible champion, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, as well as Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and also Faber were actually the only newbie defensemen that played all 82 video games final period. They were actually likewise matched for 2nd among novices in factors with Bedard leading the league's first-year gamers along with 61 points.Once Hughes is gotten rid of to come back, he is actually anticipated to become an essential aspect of the Devils' plannings to return to the playoffs. Hughes, that was actually the fourth choice of the 2021 NHL Draught, invested pair of years cultivating at the Educational institution of Michigan, which likewise created his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks leader who is actually additionally the reigning Norris Trophy champion for the NHL's absolute best defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after 2 periods and signed his entry-level deal along with the Devils. It enabled him to join his brother and also Evil ones alternating captain, Jack, for the crew's playoff run during the course of the 2023 Stanley Mug playoffs.The Devils won 52 activities during the 2022-23 period and also evolved to the playoffs for the first time in 4 times. They opened along with a first-round success over the competing Nyc Rangers in 7 video games just before dropping in the 2nd around versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last time saw the Devils struggle to discover congruity as well as miss out on the playoffs. It led to them parting ways with crown train Lindy Ruff and also employing interim trainer Travis Green prior to they after that chose previous Toronto Walnut Leafs instructor Sheldon Keefe in late May.