.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL press reporter for ESPN.New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will certainly need in between six to eight weeks to recover coming from a shoulder trauma he experienced earlier this month, the crew said Thursday.Hughes endured a left side shoulder injury throughout offseason instruction. After being actually reviewed by the Devils' health care staff, it was actually identified he will certainly not call for surgical treatment and also it can take greater than 6 full weeks for him to recover.That timetable means Hughes would certainly miss the Devils' 7 preseason activities 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 can return will be actually the week of Oct. 20, which indicates the Devils would certainly possess actually played 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a short duration follows he used his newbie campaign to enhance why he's considered one of the video game's brightest young celebrities. Hughes finished final period along with six goals as well as 47 points while also being one of 5 Adversaries to play in every 82 games.What Hughes achieved as a novice brought about him ending up 3rd in Calder Trophy ballot behind the eventual winner, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, and Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were actually the only novice defensemen that played all 82 activities final period. They were additionally tied for 2nd one of rookies in factors with Bedard leading the league's first-year players along with 61 points.Once Hughes is actually removed to come back, he is actually assumed to be a crucial component of the Devils' plannings to come back to the playoffs. Hughes, that was actually the 4th selection of the 2021 NHL Draft, invested two years cultivating at the University of Michigan, which additionally produced his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks leader who is additionally the ruling Norris Prize winner for the NHL's ideal defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after pair of times and also signed his entry-level deal with the Devils. It permitted him to join his sibling and Evil ones alternate leader, Jack, for the group's playoff run in the course of the 2023 Stanley Mug playoffs.The Devils won 52 video games throughout the 2022-23 season and also advanced to the playoffs for the very first time in 4 periods. They opened with a first-round success over the competing New York Rangers in 7 games before shedding in the second sphere against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last season observed the Devils problem to locate uniformity as well as skip the playoffs. It caused them parting means along with head instructor Lindy Ruff and working with interim coach Travis Environment-friendly prior to they then worked with past Toronto Walnut Leafs trainer Sheldon Keefe in old May.