.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is actually an NHL media reporter for ESPN.New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will need between six to eight weeks to recuperate from a shoulder accident he went through earlier this month, the group said Thursday.Hughes went through a left shoulder personal injury throughout offseason instruction. After being analyzed by the Devils' clinical team, it was calculated he would certainly certainly not call for surgical procedure and also it can take greater than 6 full weeks for him to recover.That timeline means Hughes will miss the Devils' seven preseason games as well as their season-opening video games on Oct. 4 as well as Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could come back will be the full week of Oct. 20, which indicates the Devils would possess presently played eight regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a quick period comes after he used his novice project to bolster why he's taken into consideration one of the game's brightest younger superstars. Hughes ended up final time along with six objectives and 47 points while also being just one of five Devils to play with all 82 games.What Hughes accomplished as a newbie led to him ending up third in Calder Prize ballot behind the eventual 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 played all 82 games last period. They were actually also matched for second amongst rookies in aspects along with Bedard leading the league's first-year players with 61 points.Once Hughes is actually cleared to come back, he's assumed to be an important aspect of the Devils' strategies to come back to the playoffs. Hughes, who was actually the 4th selection of the 2021 NHL Draught, invested 2 years building at the College of Michigan, which likewise created his bro Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain that is actually additionally the ruling Norris Trophy victor for the NHL's greatest defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after pair of periods and authorized his entry-level deal along with the Devils. It enabled him to join his brother and Adversaries alternate leader, Jack, for the team's playoff run during the course of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils gained 52 video games during the course of the 2022-23 time as well as progressed to the playoffs for the very first time in 4 periods. They opened up with a first-round triumph over the rival New York Rangers in seven video games just before losing in the 2nd round versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last time observed the Devils problem to discover congruity and also overlook the playoffs. It caused all of them parting methods with crown trainer Lindy Ruff as well as employing interim instructor Travis Green prior to they after that tapped the services of past Toronto Walnut Leafs train Sheldon Keefe in old Might.