.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL media reporter for ESPN.New Shirt Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will require between 6 to eight full weeks to recover from a shoulder personal injury he endured earlier this month, the crew mentioned Thursday.Hughes went through a nigh side shoulder accident during the course of offseason instruction. After being actually examined due to the Devils' health care workers, it was calculated he will not require surgery which it could take greater than six full weeks for him to recover.That timetable indicates Hughes will miss out on the Devils' seven preseason activities and also their season-opening video games on Oct. 4 as well as Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he might come back would be actually the full week of Oct. 20, which indicates the Devils will have presently played eight regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a short time period happens after he utilized his newbie campaign to reinforce why he is actually considered among the activity's brightest younger celebrities. Hughes ended up final time with six targets and also 47 points while likewise being one of five Evil ones to play in each 82 games.What Hughes performed as a rookie resulted in him finishing 3rd in Calder Prize ballot responsible for the possible victor, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, and also Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were the only rookie defensemen that participated in all 82 activities final period. They were actually also matched for 2nd amongst newbies in aspects with Bedard leading the league's first-year gamers along with 61 points.Once Hughes is actually removed to return, he's anticipated to be a critical aspect of the Devils' plans to come back to the playoffs. Hughes, who was the fourth pick of the 2021 NHL Draft, invested 2 years cultivating at the College of Michigan, which also produced his bro Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain who is also the reigning Norris Trophy champion for the NHL's finest defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after 2 periods and authorized his entry-level arrangement along with the Devils. It enabled him to join his brother and Adversaries alternative leader, Port, for the team's playoff operate during the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils succeeded 52 games during the 2022-23 season as well as progressed to the playoffs for the first time in four seasons. They opened up along with a first-round victory over the rivalrous New york city Rangers in 7 video games before shedding in the second round against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last season saw the Devils battle to find consistency as well as miss the playoffs. It triggered them parting techniques with crown instructor Lindy Ruff and employing acting train Travis Veggie just before they after that hired previous Toronto Maple Leafs train Sheldon Keefe in old May.