.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is actually an NHL reporter for ESPN.New Jacket Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will need to have between 6 to 8 weeks to recover from a shoulder personal injury he suffered previously this month, the staff said Thursday.Hughes experienced a remaining shoulder trauma during the course of offseason training. After being actually evaluated by the Devils' clinical staff, it was determined he would certainly not require surgical operation and also it might take more than six full weeks for him to recover.That timeline suggests Hughes would miss the Devils' 7 preseason video games as well as their season-opening games on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he might come back will be the week of Oct. 20, which means the Devils will possess presently played eight regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a brief period follows he utilized his rookie initiative to enhance why he's looked at some of the video game's brightest youthful superstars. Hughes completed last time with 6 goals and also 47 points while likewise being among five Adversaries to play in each 82 games.What Hughes accomplished as a rookie resulted in him finishing 3rd in Calder Prize voting responsible for the possible champion, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, as well as Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were actually the only rookie defensemen who played all 82 video games final time. They were likewise matched for 2nd among novices in points with Bedard leading the league's first-year players with 61 points.Once Hughes is actually cleared to come back, he's expected to become an essential portion of the Devils' strategies to come back to the playoffs. Hughes, that was actually the fourth selection of the 2021 NHL Draught, spent pair of years creating at the Educational institution of Michigan, which also made his brother Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain that is actually additionally the reigning Norris Prize victor for the NHL's ideal defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after 2 seasons and also authorized his entry-level contract along with the Devils. It enabled him to join his bro and Adversaries alternate captain, Jack, for the team's playoff run during the 2023 Stanley Mug playoffs.The Devils won 52 games during the course of the 2022-23 season and accelerated to the playoffs for the first time in four seasons. They opened up along with a first-round triumph over the rival New york city Rangers in 7 video games just before dropping in the second sphere versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last season viewed the Devils struggle to discover uniformity as well as miss out on the playoffs. It caused all of them parting methods along with crown instructor Lindy Ruff and employing interim coach Travis Green prior to they then hired previous Toronto Walnut Leafs instructor Sheldon Keefe in late Might.