.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 are going to need to have between 6 to eight full weeks to recover coming from a shoulder trauma he endured previously this month, the staff claimed Thursday.Hughes endured a remaining shoulder accident throughout offseason training. After being evaluated due to the Devils' health care workers, it was identified he will not demand surgical treatment and that it can take greater than 6 weeks for him to recover.That timetable indicates Hughes would certainly skip the Devils' 7 preseason activities and their season-opening activities on Oct. 4 as well as Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he can come back would certainly be the week of Oct. 20, which suggests the Devils would have actually participated in 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a quick period follows he used his novice campaign to enhance why he is actually thought about some of the video game's brightest youthful superstars. Hughes completed last season with 6 goals as well as 47 factors while likewise being among five Devils to play in every 82 games.What Hughes completed as a novice resulted in him completing third in Calder Prize ballot responsible for the possible champion, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, and also Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were the only novice defensemen that participated in all 82 activities final period. They were likewise matched for 2nd among newbies in factors along with Bedard leading the organization's first-year players with 61 points.Once Hughes is actually removed to return, he's anticipated to be an important component of the Devils' programs to go back to the playoffs. Hughes, that was actually the fourth choice of the 2021 NHL Draft, spent pair of years cultivating at the College of Michigan, which also generated his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain that is additionally the reigning Norris Trophy winner for the NHL's absolute best defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after two seasons and also signed his entry-level arrangement along with the Devils. It enabled him to join his sibling and Devils alternate leader, Port, for the team's playoff operate during the course of the 2023 Stanley Mug playoffs.The Devils succeeded 52 video games in the course of the 2022-23 time and also progressed to the playoffs for the first time in four seasons. They opened along with a first-round success over the rivalrous New York Rangers in 7 video games prior to losing in the second round against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last season found the Devils problem to locate consistency and also miss the playoffs. It resulted in them parting ways with crown train Lindy Ruff and working with interim trainer Travis Green prior to they then worked with previous Toronto Maple Leafs instructor Sheldon Keefe in old Might.