.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 require between six to eight weeks to recoup coming from a shoulder trauma he experienced earlier this month, the team claimed Thursday.Hughes endured a left side shoulder accident during offseason training. After being actually evaluated due to the Devils' medical workers, it was actually determined he will certainly not call for surgical treatment and also it can take much more than 6 weeks for him to recover.That timetable implies Hughes will overlook the Devils' seven preseason activities as well as their season-opening activities on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he can come back will be the week of Oct. 20, which implies the Devils would possess already played eight regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a quick period follows he utilized his novice campaign to enhance why he's considered one of the activity's brightest younger celebrities. Hughes ended up final time with six targets as well as 47 aspects while also being just one of 5 Devils to play in every 82 games.What Hughes accomplished as a rookie brought about him ending up 3rd in Calder Trophy ballot responsible for the possible victor, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, as well as Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and Faber were actually the only novice defensemen who played all 82 video games final time. They were actually also matched for second among novices in aspects along with Bedard leading the league's first-year players with 61 points.Once Hughes is cleared to return, he is actually expected to be a vital portion of the Devils' plans to come back to the playoffs. Hughes, that was actually the fourth choice of the 2021 NHL Draft, devoted pair of years cultivating at the College of Michigan, which additionally made his bro Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain that is actually also the reigning Norris Prize victor for the NHL's best defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after two seasons as well as signed his entry-level contract along with the Devils. It permitted him to join his bro as well as Devils alternate captain, Port, for the crew's playoff run during the course of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils succeeded 52 games during the course of the 2022-23 period and progressed to the playoffs for the very first time in four times. They opened along with a first-round success over the competing The big apple Rangers in 7 activities just before losing in the 2nd around versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last time found the Devils battle to discover uniformity and miss out on the playoffs. It resulted in them parting techniques with head instructor Lindy Ruff as well as working with acting coach Travis Environment-friendly prior to they then chose former Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe in late Might.