.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 need in between six to eight weeks to recover coming from a shoulder trauma he went through earlier this month, the group claimed Thursday.Hughes suffered a left shoulder personal injury during the course of offseason instruction. After being actually examined by the Devils' clinical staff, it was actually identified he would certainly certainly not need surgical procedure which it might take more than 6 weeks for him to recover.That timeline indicates Hughes would overlook the Devils' 7 preseason games and their season-opening games on Oct. 4 and also Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could come back will be actually the full week of Oct. 20, which means the Devils would have actually played 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a short duration comes after he utilized his rookie project to strengthen why he is actually thought about some of the activity's brightest young celebrities. Hughes completed final time with 6 goals and also 47 factors while also being among 5 Devils to play in each 82 games.What Hughes accomplished as a rookie triggered him finishing third in Calder Trophy ballot behind the eventual victor, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, and Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and Faber were actually the only novice defensemen who played all 82 video games final season. They were also matched for 2nd one of novices in aspects along with Bedard leading the game's first-year players along with 61 points.Once Hughes is cleared to return, he's assumed to be a critical part of the Devils' plans to go back to the playoffs. Hughes, that was the 4th selection of the 2021 NHL Draught, invested pair of years cultivating at the University of Michigan, which likewise generated his bro Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks leader that is actually additionally the ruling Norris Trophy victor for the NHL's finest defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after 2 times and authorized his entry-level deal with the Devils. It enabled him to join his sibling as well as Devils alternate captain, Port, for the crew's playoff operate during the course of the 2023 Stanley Mug playoffs.The Devils gained 52 activities in the course of the 2022-23 time as well as progressed to the playoffs for the very first time in 4 periods. They opened with a first-round triumph over the competing New york city Rangers in seven video games just before losing in the second round against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last time found the Devils struggle to find consistency and also miss out on the playoffs. It led to all of them parting means along with crown instructor Lindy Ruff as well as choosing interim trainer Travis Environment-friendly before they then employed former Toronto Walnut Leafs train Sheldon Keefe in late Might.