.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is actually an NHL reporter for ESPN.New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes are going to require between 6 to eight weeks to recover coming from a shoulder accident he went through previously this month, the crew pointed out Thursday.Hughes experienced a left side shoulder personal injury during offseason training. After being actually analyzed due to the Devils' health care personnel, it was identified he would certainly not call for surgical procedure and that it can take much more than six weeks for him to recover.That timeline implies Hughes would miss the Devils' 7 preseason games and also their season-opening activities on Oct. 4 as well as Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could return would be the week of Oct. 20, which indicates the Devils would have presently participated in 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a brief time period comes after he used his newbie campaign to improve why he's taken into consideration among the activity's brightest younger celebrities. Hughes ended up final season along with 6 targets and 47 points while additionally being among five Evil ones to play in all 82 games.What Hughes achieved as a newbie caused him ending up 3rd in Calder Trophy voting behind the ultimate champion, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, and Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were actually the only rookie defensemen who played all 82 video games last period. They were also tied for 2nd one of newbies in factors with Bedard leading the league's first-year gamers with 61 points.Once Hughes is cleared to return, he is actually anticipated to be an important component of the Devils' plans to return to the playoffs. Hughes, who was the fourth pick of the 2021 NHL Draft, devoted pair of years building at the Educational institution of Michigan, which likewise generated his brother Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain that is actually likewise the ruling Norris Prize victor for the NHL's finest defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after 2 seasons and signed his entry-level arrangement along with the Devils. It allowed him to join his brother as well as Adversaries alternative leader, Port, for the team's playoff operate during the course of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils won 52 activities in the course of the 2022-23 period and progressed to the playoffs for the first time in four periods. They opened up along with a first-round triumph over the competing Nyc Rangers in seven video games prior to losing in the 2nd around versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last period observed the Devils battle to find consistency and also miss out on the playoffs. It resulted in them parting ways along with head train Lindy Ruff and choosing interim train Travis Green just before they after that chose past Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe in late Might.