.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 between six to eight weeks to bounce back coming from a shoulder trauma he experienced previously this month, the team said Thursday.Hughes went through a left shoulder injury in the course of offseason instruction. After being analyzed by the Devils' health care personnel, it was established he would certainly not call for surgery and that it could possibly take much more than six full weeks for him to recover.That timetable means Hughes would certainly miss the Devils' seven preseason games and also their season-opening video games on Oct. 4 as well as Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could possibly return would be the full week of Oct. 20, which suggests the Devils would possess already played eight regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a brief duration comes after he utilized his rookie initiative to reinforce why he's taken into consideration one of the activity's brightest younger stars. Hughes finished last season along with 6 targets as well as 47 aspects while likewise being one of 5 Evil ones to play in each 82 games.What Hughes completed as a newbie resulted in him finishing third in Calder Trophy ballot responsible for the resulting victor, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, as well as Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and Faber were the only rookie defensemen who played all 82 activities final period. They were additionally tied for 2nd one of novices in factors along with Bedard leading the organization's first-year players with 61 points.Once Hughes is gotten rid of to come back, he's expected to become a critical portion of the Devils' programs to come back to the playoffs. Hughes, who was actually the fourth pick of the 2021 NHL Draught, spent two years building at the College of Michigan, which also produced his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain that is also the reigning Norris Trophy champion for the NHL's ideal defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after pair of seasons as well as signed his entry-level deal with the Devils. It allowed him to join his bro and Evil ones alternating captain, Jack, for the crew's playoff operate during the course of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils gained 52 activities during the course of the 2022-23 period as well as advanced to the playoffs for the very first time in four seasons. They opened with a first-round triumph over the rival New york city Rangers in seven activities before dropping in the 2nd sphere versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last season observed the Devils problem to locate consistency and miss out on the playoffs. It led to all of them parting techniques with crown train Lindy Ruff as well as employing interim instructor Travis Green just before they after that chose former Toronto Walnut Leafs trainer Sheldon Keefe in old Might.