.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is actually an NHL media reporter for ESPN.New Jacket Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will certainly need in between 6 to 8 weeks to recover coming from a shoulder personal injury he went through previously this month, the staff claimed Thursday.Hughes experienced a remaining shoulder injury during the course of offseason training. After being actually analyzed by the Devils' medical workers, it was calculated he will not call for surgery and that it could take much more than six weeks for him to recover.That timeline implies Hughes would skip the Devils' seven preseason activities and their season-opening video games on Oct. 4 and also Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he might return will be the full week of Oct. twenty, which suggests the Devils would certainly possess presently played 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a short time frame happens after he used his novice project to enhance why he's thought about one of the activity's brightest youthful celebrities. Hughes finished final period with 6 targets and 47 points while also being one of five Evil ones to play in every 82 games.What Hughes accomplished as a rookie triggered him ending up third in Calder Prize voting responsible for the eventual champion, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, as well as Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and also Faber were the only newbie defensemen who participated in all 82 games last period. They were also matched for 2nd among rookies in aspects along with Bedard leading the organization's first-year gamers with 61 points.Once Hughes is actually cleared to return, he's expected to be an essential aspect of the Devils' plannings to return to the playoffs. Hughes, who was actually the fourth choice of the 2021 NHL Draught, invested 2 years developing at the Educational institution of Michigan, which also made his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain who is also the ruling Norris Prize victor for the NHL's ideal defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after two times and also authorized his entry-level arrangement with the Devils. It enabled him to join his sibling as well as Devils alternate captain, Jack, for the staff's playoff run during the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils won 52 games throughout the 2022-23 season as well as progressed to the playoffs for the first time in 4 times. They opened up with a first-round success over the rival New york city Rangers in 7 games before dropping in the 2nd round against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last period saw the Devils battle to discover consistency as well as miss out on the playoffs. It brought about all of them parting means along with crown coach Lindy Ruff and employing interim train Travis Eco-friendly before they after that chose past Toronto Walnut Leafs train Sheldon Keefe in late May.