.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL media reporter for ESPN.New Jacket Devils defenseman Luke Hughes are going to need between 6 to 8 full weeks to recover coming from a shoulder personal injury he endured earlier this month, the team stated Thursday.Hughes suffered a left side shoulder personal injury during offseason instruction. After being reviewed by the Devils' clinical staff, it was determined he would certainly not call for surgical treatment which it can take greater than 6 full weeks for him to recover.That timeline implies Hughes would certainly overlook the Devils' seven preseason video games as well as their season-opening video games on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he might come back will be actually the week of Oct. twenty, which suggests the Devils will possess already played 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a brief period follows he used his novice campaign to enhance why he is actually considered among the activity's brightest younger superstars. Hughes ended up last season along with six goals and also 47 factors while likewise being among 5 Adversaries to play in every 82 games.What Hughes accomplished as a novice resulted in him completing third in Calder Prize voting responsible for the ultimate winner, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, and Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and also Faber were actually the only rookie defensemen that participated in all 82 activities last time. They were actually additionally matched for second one of novices in factors along with Bedard leading the game's first-year players with 61 points.Once Hughes is removed to return, he is actually assumed to be an essential part of the Devils' programs to go back to the playoffs. Hughes, that was the 4th pick of the 2021 NHL Draft, spent two years creating at the College of Michigan, which likewise created his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain that is likewise the ruling Norris Trophy champion for the NHL's best defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after 2 times as well as signed his entry-level agreement with the Devils. It enabled him to join his brother and Devils alternating captain, Jack, for the staff's playoff run in the course of the 2023 Stanley Mug playoffs.The Devils won 52 activities during the course of the 2022-23 time and accelerated to the playoffs for the very first time in 4 times. They opened with a first-round victory over the rival Nyc Rangers in seven games just before losing in the second around versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last period observed the Devils battle to find congruity and skip the playoffs. It led to them parting techniques along with crown instructor Lindy Ruff and also hiring acting coach Travis Veggie just before they at that point worked with previous Toronto Walnut Leafs train Sheldon Keefe in old Might.