.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 in between 6 to 8 weeks to recuperate coming from a shoulder injury he endured previously this month, the crew said Thursday.Hughes endured a nigh side shoulder personal injury in the course of offseason training. After being examined due to the Devils' medical personnel, it was calculated he would certainly not demand surgery and that it can take more than 6 weeks for him to recover.That timeline suggests Hughes will miss the Devils' 7 preseason video games and also their season-opening activities on Oct. 4 and also Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could possibly come back would be actually the week of Oct. twenty, which indicates the Devils will have already participated in eight regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a short time frame follows he used his novice initiative to enhance why he's looked at among the game's brightest younger superstars. Hughes finished last season with 6 goals and 47 points while additionally being one of five Devils to play with all 82 games.What Hughes accomplished as a newbie triggered him finishing 3rd in Calder Trophy voting behind the ultimate winner, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, and Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and also Faber were the only rookie defensemen who participated in all 82 activities final period. They were also tied for second amongst newbies in factors along with Bedard leading the game's first-year players with 61 points.Once Hughes is gotten rid of to come back, he is actually anticipated to be a vital component of the Devils' plannings to go back to the playoffs. Hughes, who was actually the 4th pick of the 2021 NHL Draft, devoted 2 years cultivating at the Educational institution of Michigan, which additionally made his brother Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain who is actually likewise the reigning Norris Trophy victor for the NHL's ideal defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after two times as well as signed his entry-level arrangement along with the Devils. It enabled him to join his brother and also Adversaries alternate captain, Port, for the staff's playoff run during the course of the 2023 Stanley Mug playoffs.The Devils won 52 activities in the course of the 2022-23 time and also advanced to the playoffs for the very first time in 4 periods. They opened up along with a first-round triumph over the competing New york city Rangers in seven games before dropping in the 2nd round versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last season viewed the Devils battle to find uniformity and skip the playoffs. It brought about them parting means with head coach Lindy Ruff as well as choosing acting instructor Travis Veggie before they after that worked with former Toronto Walnut Leafs instructor Sheldon Keefe in late May.