.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 will need to have between six to 8 full weeks to recoup coming from a shoulder trauma he endured previously this month, the group mentioned Thursday.Hughes suffered a nigh side shoulder trauma in the course of offseason training. After being reviewed due to the Devils' health care personnel, it was actually identified he will certainly not need surgical procedure and also it can take much more than six weeks for him to recover.That timetable means Hughes would certainly miss out on the Devils' 7 preseason games and also their season-opening video games on Oct. 4 and also Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could possibly come back will be actually the full week of Oct. 20, which means the Devils will possess actually played eight regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a quick time frame happens after he utilized his rookie campaign to bolster why he is actually looked at some of the game's brightest youthful superstars. Hughes ended up last period along with six targets and also 47 aspects while also being among 5 Adversaries to play with all 82 games.What Hughes achieved as a rookie brought about him finishing 3rd in Calder Trophy ballot behind the ultimate victor, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, as well as Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and Faber were the only novice defensemen that participated in all 82 activities last time. They were actually also matched for 2nd one of novices in aspects with Bedard leading the game's first-year players along with 61 points.Once Hughes is actually cleared to return, he is actually expected to become an essential part of the Devils' strategies to go back to the playoffs. Hughes, who was the fourth pick of the 2021 NHL Draft, invested 2 years developing at the University of Michigan, which also generated his bro Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks leader that is actually likewise the ruling Norris Trophy victor for the NHL's best defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after two times as well as authorized his entry-level contract along with the Devils. It allowed him to join his bro as well as Devils alternate leader, Port, for the group's playoff operate during the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils gained 52 activities throughout the 2022-23 time and advanced to the playoffs for the very first time in 4 seasons. They opened along with a first-round triumph over the rivalrous The big apple Rangers in seven games just before dropping in the second sphere against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last time saw the Devils problem to find uniformity and also miss the playoffs. It led to them parting ways with crown coach Lindy Ruff as well as tapping the services of acting coach Travis Environment-friendly prior to they after that tapped the services of previous Toronto Maple Leafs trainer Sheldon Keefe in old Might.