.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN.New Shirt Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will need to have in between 6 to 8 full weeks to recover from a shoulder accident he went through previously this month, the staff stated Thursday.Hughes suffered a left side shoulder personal injury in the course of offseason training. After being actually analyzed due to the Devils' medical workers, it was identified he would certainly not demand surgical procedure and also it can take greater than six weeks for him to recover.That timeline implies Hughes would certainly overlook the Devils' 7 preseason games and their season-opening games on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he can come back would certainly be actually the week of Oct. 20, which implies the Devils would possess actually participated in 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a brief time period follows he used his novice project to reinforce why he's looked at some of the video game's brightest younger superstars. Hughes completed last period with 6 objectives as well as 47 aspects while likewise being among 5 Evil ones to play in each 82 games.What Hughes completed as a rookie triggered him finishing third in Calder Trophy voting behind the ultimate victor, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, and also Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and Faber were actually the only newbie defensemen that played all 82 video games final period. They were actually likewise matched for 2nd among newbies in aspects with Bedard leading the league's first-year players with 61 points.Once Hughes is cleared to come back, he is actually assumed to become an important part of the Devils' plans to return to the playoffs. Hughes, who was actually the fourth selection of the 2021 NHL Draft, spent pair of years establishing at the Educational institution of Michigan, which additionally generated his bro Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks leader who is actually additionally the reigning Norris Prize winner for the NHL's best defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after pair of times and authorized his entry-level deal with the Devils. It permitted him to join his bro and also Evil ones alternate captain, Jack, for the team's playoff run in the course of the 2023 Stanley Mug playoffs.The Devils gained 52 games during the course of the 2022-23 period and also progressed to the playoffs for the first time in four times. They opened up with a first-round success over the competing New york city Rangers in 7 video games just before shedding in the 2nd sphere versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last period found the Devils battle to find congruity and also miss out on the playoffs. It resulted in them parting means with crown trainer Lindy Ruff and also choosing acting coach Travis Veggie before they after that worked with former Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe in old May.