.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 in between six to 8 weeks to recoup coming from a shoulder injury he went through previously this month, the team said Thursday.Hughes endured a left side shoulder accident during offseason training. After being analyzed by the Devils' health care staff, it was determined he will certainly not demand surgical treatment and that it could take greater than six weeks for him to recover.That timeline means Hughes would certainly miss the Devils' 7 preseason games and also their season-opening games on Oct. 4 as well as Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could possibly return would certainly be the full week of Oct. twenty, which means the Devils will possess presently played eight regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a quick time period comes after he used his rookie project to enhance why he is actually taken into consideration among the game's brightest young superstars. Hughes ended up final time along with 6 targets and 47 factors while also being among 5 Adversaries to play in each 82 games.What Hughes accomplished as a newbie resulted in him completing third in Calder Prize ballot responsible for the eventual victor, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, and Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were actually the only newbie defensemen who participated in all 82 video games last time. They were actually likewise matched for 2nd amongst newbies in points along with Bedard leading the organization's first-year players with 61 points.Once Hughes is gotten rid of to come back, he's expected to be a crucial portion of the Devils' plans to return to the playoffs. Hughes, that was the fourth pick of the 2021 NHL Draught, devoted pair of years establishing at the University of Michigan, which also made his brother Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain that is additionally the reigning Norris Prize champion for the NHL's finest defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after two periods as well as signed his entry-level contract along with the Devils. It allowed him to join his brother as well as Adversaries alternate leader, Jack, for the crew's playoff operate in the course of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils gained 52 video games during the course of the 2022-23 season and evolved to the playoffs for the very first time in 4 seasons. They opened up along with a first-round success over the competing New York Rangers in seven activities before losing in the 2nd sphere versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last season saw the Devils battle to locate consistency and miss out on the playoffs. It resulted in all of them parting methods with crown instructor Lindy Ruff and also working with interim instructor Travis Environment-friendly before they then hired previous Toronto Walnut Leafs trainer Sheldon Keefe in old Might.