.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL media reporter for ESPN.New Shirt Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will definitely require in between six to eight weeks to recuperate coming from a shoulder trauma he suffered earlier this month, the staff stated Thursday.Hughes experienced a left shoulder accident during the course of offseason training. After being actually analyzed by the Devils' clinical team, it was actually determined he will certainly not call for surgical treatment which it can take more than 6 weeks for him to recover.That timeline indicates Hughes would skip the Devils' seven preseason video games and also their season-opening activities on Oct. 4 as well as Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could return would be the full week of Oct. twenty, which indicates the Devils will possess currently participated in 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a brief period comes after he utilized his rookie initiative to strengthen why he's thought about some of the activity's brightest young celebrities. Hughes ended up last season along with six targets and also 47 points while additionally being one of five Evil ones to play with all 82 games.What Hughes achieved as a newbie triggered him finishing 3rd in Calder Trophy ballot responsible for the ultimate winner, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, and Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and Faber were actually the only newbie defensemen that played all 82 games last time. They were actually likewise matched for second amongst newbies in aspects with Bedard leading the game's first-year players with 61 points.Once Hughes is actually cleared to return, he is actually expected to become a crucial portion of the Devils' strategies to return to the playoffs. Hughes, that was the 4th selection of the 2021 NHL Draft, invested pair of years building at the Educational institution of Michigan, which also made his bro Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks leader who is actually likewise the reigning Norris Trophy champion for the NHL's finest defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after 2 times as well as signed his entry-level deal along with the Devils. It enabled him to join his brother and also Evil ones alternate captain, Jack, for the team's playoff operate in the course of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils won 52 games in the course of the 2022-23 season and also evolved to the playoffs for the first time in four seasons. They opened up with a first-round success over the competing The big apple Rangers in seven activities prior to shedding in the second round against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last period observed the Devils struggle to discover congruity and also miss out on the playoffs. It led to them parting techniques with crown instructor Lindy Ruff and also hiring acting train Travis Environment-friendly just before they at that point chose former Toronto Walnut Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe in old Might.