.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL media reporter for ESPN.New Jacket Devils defenseman Luke Hughes are going to need between six to eight full weeks to recover coming from a shoulder injury he went through previously this month, the group mentioned Thursday.Hughes endured a remaining shoulder personal injury throughout offseason training. After being actually evaluated due to the Devils' medical staff, it was actually calculated he would certainly not need surgical operation which it might take more than six full weeks for him to recover.That timetable suggests Hughes would miss the Devils' seven preseason video games as well as their season-opening video games on Oct. 4 and also Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could possibly return would be the week of Oct. 20, which means the Devils would certainly have actually played 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a quick duration follows he used his novice project to strengthen why he's considered some of the activity's brightest young celebrities. Hughes finished last time with six goals and 47 factors while likewise being one of 5 Evil ones to play with all 82 games.What Hughes performed as a newbie resulted in him completing 3rd in Calder Trophy ballot responsible for the resulting victor, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, and also Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were the only rookie defensemen that participated in all 82 activities final time. They were additionally tied for second one of rookies in aspects along with Bedard leading the league's first-year players along with 61 points.Once Hughes is cleared to come back, he's expected to become an essential portion of the Devils' strategies to return to the playoffs. Hughes, who was the fourth selection of the 2021 NHL Draft, spent pair of years creating at the Educational institution of Michigan, which likewise made his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks leader that is actually also the ruling Norris Trophy winner for the NHL's best defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after 2 seasons and also signed his entry-level agreement along with the Devils. It permitted him to join his bro as well as Evil ones alternative captain, Jack, for the crew's playoff operate during the course of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils gained 52 activities in the course of the 2022-23 time and progressed to the playoffs for the very first time in four periods. They opened up with a first-round success over the rivalrous The big apple Rangers in seven games just before shedding in the 2nd sphere against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last period saw the Devils problem to find congruity as well as overlook the playoffs. It led to all of them parting methods along with head train Lindy Ruff as well as tapping the services of interim train Travis Environment-friendly just before they at that point chose past Toronto Walnut Leafs trainer Sheldon Keefe in late May.