.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 need in between six to 8 full weeks to bounce back from a shoulder injury he experienced previously this month, the team pointed out Thursday.Hughes went through a remaining shoulder personal injury in the course of offseason training. After being actually analyzed by the Devils' health care personnel, it was actually calculated he will certainly not demand surgery and also it could possibly take more than 6 full weeks for him to recover.That timeline suggests Hughes will skip the Devils' 7 preseason video games and their season-opening games on Oct. 4 as well as Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could possibly come back will be actually the full week of Oct. 20, which implies the Devils will possess already played eight regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a brief time frame comes after he utilized his newbie initiative to strengthen why he's looked at among the game's brightest young celebrities. Hughes ended up final time with 6 goals and also 47 points while additionally being just one of five Evil ones to play in each 82 games.What Hughes achieved as a rookie triggered him finishing third in Calder Prize voting behind the eventual victor, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, and Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and also Faber were the only newbie defensemen who participated in all 82 video games last season. They were actually additionally matched for 2nd one of newbies in aspects with Bedard leading the league's first-year players with 61 points.Once Hughes is removed to return, he's assumed to become a vital portion of the Devils' plans to come back to the playoffs. Hughes, who was actually the 4th choice of the 2021 NHL Draught, devoted pair of years building at the Educational institution of Michigan, which additionally produced his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain who is also the ruling Norris Prize winner for the NHL's greatest defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after 2 times and authorized his entry-level agreement with the Devils. It enabled him to join his bro and also Evil ones alternating captain, Jack, for the team's playoff operate during the course of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils succeeded 52 activities during the course of the 2022-23 season and advanced to the playoffs for the very first time in 4 seasons. They opened up along with a first-round victory over the rivalrous Nyc Rangers in seven games just before shedding in the 2nd round versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last period saw the Devils problem to locate uniformity and also miss out on the playoffs. It resulted in all of them parting techniques with head instructor Lindy Ruff and also hiring acting trainer Travis Green before they then chose past Toronto Maple Leafs instructor Sheldon Keefe in late Might.