.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL media reporter for ESPN.New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will definitely need to have between 6 to eight full weeks to recoup coming from a shoulder accident he endured earlier this month, the team claimed Thursday.Hughes endured a nigh side shoulder personal injury during offseason instruction. After being actually analyzed due to the Devils' health care staff, it was actually determined he would certainly certainly not call for surgical operation and also it could possibly take much more than 6 weeks for him to recover.That timetable suggests Hughes would certainly overlook the Devils' seven preseason games and also their season-opening games on Oct. 4 and also Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could possibly come back would certainly be the week of Oct. twenty, which suggests the Devils would possess actually participated in eight regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a short duration happens after he utilized his rookie initiative to strengthen why he's looked at some of the video game's brightest younger stars. Hughes finished last period along with 6 objectives and 47 aspects while also being just one of five Evil ones to play with all 82 games.What Hughes achieved as a newbie caused him ending up third in Calder Prize voting behind the eventual champion, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, and also Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were actually the only rookie defensemen that participated in all 82 video games final season. They were actually likewise tied for second amongst newbies in aspects along with Bedard leading the game's first-year players with 61 points.Once Hughes is removed to return, he is actually expected to become a critical part of the Devils' strategies to go back to the playoffs. Hughes, that was actually the 4th pick of the 2021 NHL Draught, devoted 2 years building at the Educational institution of Michigan, which also made his brother Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain that is actually also the ruling Norris Trophy winner for the NHL's absolute best defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after pair of times and also signed his entry-level contract along with the Devils. It enabled him to join his sibling and Adversaries alternate captain, Port, for the staff's playoff operate during the 2023 Stanley Mug playoffs.The Devils won 52 activities during the course of the 2022-23 time and also progressed to the playoffs for the first time in 4 times. They opened with a first-round triumph over the competing New york city Rangers in seven games before shedding in the second sphere versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last period observed the Devils battle to find consistency as well as miss out on the playoffs. It brought about them parting means along with crown instructor Lindy Ruff as well as employing acting train Travis Veggie before they at that point hired past Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe in old May.