.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 certainly require between 6 to 8 weeks to bounce back from a shoulder personal injury he experienced previously this month, the crew claimed Thursday.Hughes suffered a left side shoulder trauma during the course of offseason training. After being reviewed due to the Devils' health care team, it was actually determined he would certainly certainly not demand surgical treatment and that it might take greater than six weeks for him to recover.That timetable means Hughes will miss the Devils' 7 preseason games and also their season-opening games on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could come back would certainly be actually the week of Oct. twenty, which means the Devils will have presently played 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a short time period follows he utilized his newbie project to improve why he is actually considered some of the game's brightest young celebrities. Hughes completed last time along with six goals as well as 47 factors while additionally being among 5 Adversaries to play in every 82 games.What Hughes performed as a newbie caused him ending up third in Calder Trophy voting behind the ultimate champion, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, and also Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and Faber were actually the only newbie defensemen that participated in all 82 activities last season. They were actually also tied for 2nd among novices in aspects along with Bedard leading the organization's first-year players along with 61 points.Once Hughes is gotten rid of to come back, he's anticipated to be a crucial part of the Devils' programs to come back to the playoffs. Hughes, that was actually the 4th pick of the 2021 NHL Draught, invested 2 years establishing at the College of Michigan, which additionally generated his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain that is actually also the ruling Norris Trophy champion for the NHL's best defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after pair of periods and authorized his entry-level deal with the Devils. It allowed him to join his brother as well as Devils alternate captain, Jack, for the group's playoff operate in the course of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils won 52 activities during the 2022-23 period and also progressed to the playoffs for the first time in four periods. They opened with a first-round triumph over the rival Nyc Rangers in seven games just before dropping in the second around versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last time found the Devils problem to locate congruity and miss the playoffs. It led to all of them parting ways with head coach Lindy Ruff and also employing acting coach Travis Veggie just before they at that point employed former Toronto Walnut Leafs instructor Sheldon Keefe in old Might.