.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is actually an NHL reporter for ESPN.New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes are going to require in between 6 to 8 weeks to recover coming from a shoulder trauma he endured previously this month, the staff said Thursday.Hughes suffered a left side shoulder personal injury throughout offseason instruction. After being reviewed by the Devils' clinical team, it was determined he would certainly certainly not call for surgical treatment and also it could take greater than six full weeks for him to recover.That timetable suggests Hughes would certainly skip the Devils' seven preseason activities and also their season-opening games on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he might return would certainly be actually the full week of Oct. twenty, which suggests the Devils would certainly have presently played 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a brief time period comes after he used his rookie campaign to enhance why he is actually considered one of the game's brightest youthful superstars. Hughes completed last season along with 6 goals and also 47 aspects while likewise being just one of five Adversaries to play in each 82 games.What Hughes performed as a newbie triggered him ending up third in Calder Trophy voting responsible for the ultimate victor, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, and Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were actually the only newbie defensemen who played all 82 activities last time. They were also tied for second amongst newbies in aspects along with Bedard leading the game's first-year players along with 61 points.Once Hughes is actually cleared to come back, he's expected to become a crucial portion of the Devils' strategies to return to the playoffs. Hughes, who was actually the 4th pick of the 2021 NHL Draft, devoted two years creating at the University of Michigan, which also generated his bro Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks leader that is actually also the reigning Norris Trophy winner for the NHL's finest defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after 2 periods and also authorized his entry-level deal along with the Devils. It enabled him to join his sibling as well as Evil ones alternative captain, Jack, for the crew's playoff run throughout the 2023 Stanley Mug playoffs.The Devils won 52 activities throughout the 2022-23 time and evolved to the playoffs for the very first time in four periods. They opened with a first-round triumph over the rivalrous Nyc Rangers in seven activities just before losing in the 2nd around against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last season saw the Devils battle to locate uniformity and skip the playoffs. It led to all of them parting techniques with crown instructor Lindy Ruff as well as tapping the services of acting coach Travis Green prior to they after that hired past Toronto Walnut Leafs train Sheldon Keefe in late May.