.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL media reporter for ESPN.New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will definitely need to have between six to 8 weeks to recuperate from a shoulder personal injury he suffered earlier this month, the staff claimed Thursday.Hughes went through a left shoulder injury during the course of offseason instruction. After being analyzed due to the Devils' health care personnel, it was actually identified he will certainly not demand surgical operation and that it could possibly take greater than 6 full weeks for him to recover.That timetable suggests Hughes would overlook the Devils' seven preseason activities and also their season-opening games on Oct. 4 and also Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he might return would certainly be the full week of Oct. twenty, which indicates the Devils will possess already played eight regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a short time period follows he used his rookie project to bolster why he's thought about among the game's brightest young celebrities. Hughes ended up last season along with six targets and also 47 aspects while additionally being among 5 Adversaries to play in every 82 games.What Hughes accomplished as a newbie caused him ending up third in Calder Prize voting responsible for the eventual winner, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, and Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were the only rookie defensemen that participated in all 82 video games last time. They were additionally matched for second one of newbies in factors with Bedard leading the game's first-year players with 61 points.Once Hughes is gotten rid of to return, he's anticipated to become an essential aspect of the Devils' plannings to go back to the playoffs. Hughes, who was the fourth choice of the 2021 NHL Draft, spent 2 years creating at the Educational institution of Michigan, which additionally generated his brother Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain who is additionally the ruling Norris Prize champion for the NHL's finest defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after pair of periods as well as authorized his entry-level agreement with the Devils. It permitted him to join his brother and Devils alternating captain, Port, for the group's playoff run in the course of the 2023 Stanley Mug playoffs.The Devils won 52 games in the course of the 2022-23 season and also progressed to the playoffs for the first time in four seasons. They opened up along with a first-round success over the competing New York Rangers in seven games prior to shedding in the second round versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last period found the Devils struggle to find uniformity as well as overlook the playoffs. It caused them parting means along with crown train Lindy Ruff as well as tapping the services of interim trainer Travis Veggie just before they at that point employed former Toronto Maple Leafs train Sheldon Keefe in late May.