.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 will definitely need in between 6 to eight full weeks to recuperate from a shoulder trauma he suffered earlier this month, the crew claimed Thursday.Hughes went through a remaining shoulder personal injury throughout offseason instruction. After being assessed due to the Devils' health care staff, it was actually determined he would certainly certainly not call for surgical treatment and also it could possibly take much more than 6 full weeks for him to recover.That timeline means Hughes will miss the Devils' seven preseason games and also their season-opening games on Oct. 4 as well as Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could return will be the week of Oct. twenty, which implies the Devils would certainly have actually played 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a short duration comes after he used his novice project to bolster why he's considered some of the game's brightest young celebrities. Hughes ended up last time with six goals and 47 factors while additionally being one of 5 Devils to play with all 82 games.What Hughes accomplished as a rookie led to him ending up 3rd in Calder Prize voting behind the possible champion, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, and Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and Faber were actually the only novice defensemen who participated in all 82 games last period. They were likewise matched for 2nd among newbies in aspects with Bedard leading the organization's first-year players with 61 points.Once Hughes is gotten rid of to come back, he's anticipated to become a critical aspect of the Devils' plannings to come back to the playoffs. Hughes, who was actually the fourth choice of the 2021 NHL Draught, devoted two years establishing at the University of Michigan, which likewise created his bro Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain who is additionally the reigning Norris Trophy victor for the NHL's greatest defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after two times and signed his entry-level contract with the Devils. It enabled him to join his bro and Adversaries alternating captain, Port, for the crew's playoff run throughout the 2023 Stanley Mug playoffs.The Devils gained 52 activities in the course of the 2022-23 time and accelerated to the playoffs for the first time in four seasons. They opened along with a first-round victory over the rival New york city Rangers in 7 activities just before dropping in the 2nd around against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last season saw the Devils struggle to find uniformity and also skip the playoffs. It resulted in them parting ways along with head trainer Lindy Ruff and also tapping the services of acting trainer Travis Environment-friendly just before they at that point tapped the services of previous Toronto Maple Leafs instructor Sheldon Keefe in late Might.