.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is actually an NHL press reporter for ESPN.New Shirt Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will require in between 6 to 8 weeks to recuperate coming from a shoulder trauma he endured earlier this month, the crew claimed Thursday.Hughes endured a remaining shoulder accident during the course of offseason training. After being reviewed by the Devils' clinical personnel, it was actually determined he would certainly not call for surgical operation and also it could possibly take much more than 6 full weeks for him to recover.That timeline suggests Hughes would certainly skip the Devils' seven preseason activities as well as their season-opening games on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he can come back would be the week of Oct. twenty, which suggests the Devils would have currently played eight regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a short time period happens after he used his novice campaign to enhance why he is actually taken into consideration one of the game's brightest young superstars. Hughes finished final season along with 6 goals and 47 aspects while also being among 5 Devils to play in all 82 games.What Hughes performed as a newbie caused him finishing third in Calder Prize voting behind the resulting victor, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, and also Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were actually the only rookie defensemen who participated in all 82 games final time. They were likewise matched for 2nd among rookies in aspects along with Bedard leading the game's first-year players with 61 points.Once Hughes is actually cleared to return, he's anticipated to be a crucial portion of the Devils' plannings to go back to the playoffs. Hughes, who was actually the 4th choice of the 2021 NHL Draught, spent two years cultivating at the University of Michigan, which additionally made his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain that is actually additionally the ruling Norris Prize victor for the NHL's greatest defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after two periods as well as signed his entry-level agreement with the Devils. It allowed him to join his sibling and also Devils alternate leader, Port, for the staff's playoff run in the course of the 2023 Stanley Mug playoffs.The Devils succeeded 52 video games throughout the 2022-23 time and evolved to the playoffs for the first time in four times. They opened along with a first-round victory over the rival New York Rangers in 7 activities just before dropping in the second around versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last season found the Devils battle to locate consistency as well as miss out on the playoffs. It triggered all of them parting means with head trainer Lindy Ruff as well as hiring interim trainer Travis Environment-friendly before they then tapped the services of previous Toronto Walnut Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe in old May.