.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is actually an NHL media reporter for ESPN.New Shirt Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will certainly require in between 6 to 8 weeks to bounce back from a shoulder injury he endured earlier this month, the group stated Thursday.Hughes suffered a left shoulder trauma during offseason instruction. After being actually examined due to the Devils' health care personnel, it was established he would certainly not call for surgery which it could take much more than six weeks for him to recover.That timetable indicates Hughes would overlook the Devils' 7 preseason video games and also their season-opening video games on Oct. 4 as well as Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he can come back will be actually the full week of Oct. twenty, which indicates the Devils would certainly possess actually played 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a quick duration comes after he utilized his novice project to strengthen why he's taken into consideration some of the game's brightest young superstars. Hughes ended up final time along with six goals and also 47 points while additionally being just one of 5 Evil ones to play in every 82 games.What Hughes completed as a rookie led to him finishing third in Calder Trophy voting responsible for the resulting winner, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, as well as Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were actually the only novice defensemen that participated in all 82 activities last season. They were actually also tied for 2nd among rookies in aspects along with Bedard leading the league's first-year gamers with 61 points.Once Hughes is gotten rid of to return, he is actually assumed to become an essential part of the Devils' programs to go back to the playoffs. Hughes, who was actually the 4th pick of the 2021 NHL Draught, invested two years developing at the University of Michigan, which additionally made his brother Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain that is likewise the reigning Norris Prize victor for the NHL's finest defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after two seasons as well as authorized his entry-level agreement along with the Devils. It permitted him to join his sibling as well as Devils alternate leader, Jack, for the group's playoff run in the course of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils won 52 video games during the 2022-23 period and also progressed to the playoffs for the very first time in 4 periods. They opened with a first-round victory over the rival New York Rangers in 7 games just before dropping in the second around against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last season saw the Devils struggle to find consistency and also miss out on the playoffs. It led to all of them parting methods along with crown instructor Lindy Ruff as well as employing acting train Travis Green prior to they after that chose past Toronto Walnut Leafs trainer Sheldon Keefe in late May.