.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL media reporter for ESPN.New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will need between six to 8 full weeks to recoup from a shoulder accident he suffered previously this month, the group claimed Thursday.Hughes went through a remaining shoulder trauma throughout offseason training. After being evaluated due to the Devils' medical staff, it was determined he would not need surgery and that it could possibly take much more than 6 weeks for him to recover.That timeline means Hughes would miss out on the Devils' 7 preseason video games and their season-opening activities on Oct. 4 and also Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could return would certainly be the week of Oct. 20, which implies the Devils would certainly have already participated in 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a quick period follows he utilized his rookie campaign to bolster why he is actually thought about one of the video game's brightest younger stars. Hughes ended up last time along with 6 goals and 47 aspects while likewise being among five Evil ones to play with all 82 games.What Hughes completed as a rookie triggered him finishing 3rd in Calder Trophy ballot responsible for the ultimate winner, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, and also Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were actually the only rookie defensemen that participated in all 82 activities final season. They were actually also matched for 2nd amongst rookies in factors with Bedard leading the game's first-year gamers with 61 points.Once Hughes is gotten rid of to return, he's anticipated to become a critical part of the Devils' plannings to come back to the playoffs. Hughes, that was the 4th selection of the 2021 NHL Draft, devoted two years cultivating at the Educational institution of Michigan, which likewise generated his bro Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain who is also the reigning Norris Prize winner for the NHL's ideal defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after pair of seasons as well as signed his entry-level deal with the Devils. It permitted him to join his sibling and Adversaries alternating leader, Jack, for the crew's playoff operate in the course of the 2023 Stanley Mug playoffs.The Devils succeeded 52 games during the course of the 2022-23 season as well as advanced to the playoffs for the very first time in 4 periods. They opened up along with a first-round triumph over the rival New York Rangers in 7 games before shedding in the 2nd around against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last period viewed the Devils problem to locate uniformity and also overlook the playoffs. It triggered all of them parting methods along with head coach Lindy Ruff as well as tapping the services of interim train Travis Green just before they at that point employed past Toronto Maple Leafs train Sheldon Keefe in late Might.