.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL press reporter for ESPN.New Jacket Devils defenseman Luke Hughes are going to need to have in between 6 to 8 full weeks to recuperate from a shoulder personal injury he endured previously this month, the staff claimed Thursday.Hughes endured a left shoulder trauma during offseason instruction. After being analyzed by the Devils' clinical workers, it was identified he would certainly certainly not demand surgical treatment which it can take much more than 6 full weeks for him to recover.That timetable suggests Hughes would certainly miss out on the Devils' 7 preseason activities and also their season-opening games on Oct. 4 and also Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could return would certainly be actually the week of Oct. twenty, which implies the Devils will have already played 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a brief time period follows he used his newbie campaign to enhance why he is actually taken into consideration among the game's brightest younger celebrities. Hughes completed final season along with 6 goals and 47 factors while additionally being just one of five Evil ones to play in every 82 games.What Hughes achieved as a rookie triggered him finishing third in Calder Prize ballot responsible for the resulting victor, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, as well as Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and Faber were actually the only newbie defensemen that played all 82 video games last period. They were additionally matched for 2nd amongst rookies in aspects with Bedard leading the organization's first-year gamers along with 61 points.Once Hughes is cleared to come back, he's expected to be a critical aspect of the Devils' strategies to go back to the playoffs. Hughes, who was the 4th selection of the 2021 NHL Draft, invested 2 years developing at the Educational institution of Michigan, which also made his bro Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks leader who is also the reigning Norris Prize winner for the NHL's ideal defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after two times and also signed his entry-level arrangement with the Devils. It permitted him to join his brother and also Devils alternating captain, Port, for the crew's playoff run during the course of the 2023 Stanley Mug playoffs.The Devils won 52 video games during the 2022-23 season as well as progressed to the playoffs for the very first time in four times. They opened along with a first-round triumph over the rival New York Rangers in seven video games just before dropping in the 2nd sphere against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last time found the Devils struggle to discover uniformity and also miss the playoffs. It led to all of them parting ways along with crown trainer Lindy Ruff and employing interim coach Travis Eco-friendly before they at that point chose past Toronto Walnut Leafs train Sheldon Keefe in late May.