.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN.New Jacket Devils defenseman Luke Hughes are going to need to have in between 6 to eight weeks to recoup from a shoulder trauma he suffered earlier this month, the team claimed Thursday.Hughes endured a remaining shoulder personal injury during the course of offseason training. After being reviewed due to the Devils' medical workers, it was calculated he would not need surgical procedure and also it might take greater than 6 full weeks for him to recover.That timetable implies Hughes would miss the Devils' seven preseason activities as well as their season-opening games on Oct. 4 and also Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could return will be actually the week of Oct. twenty, which indicates the Devils would certainly have currently played 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a short time frame happens after he utilized his rookie project to strengthen why he is actually considered among the game's brightest younger stars. Hughes completed last season along with 6 goals and also 47 factors while likewise being among five Adversaries to play in all 82 games.What Hughes performed as a novice caused him finishing 3rd in Calder Trophy voting responsible for the ultimate winner, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, as well as Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and also Faber were the only newbie defensemen that participated in all 82 video games last time. They were actually additionally tied for second among novices in points along with Bedard leading the game's first-year gamers along with 61 points.Once Hughes is cleared to come back, he's assumed to become a critical component of the Devils' plannings to return to the playoffs. Hughes, who was actually the 4th pick of the 2021 NHL Draft, invested 2 years creating at the University of Michigan, which likewise generated his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain who is actually additionally the reigning Norris Trophy winner for the NHL's absolute best defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after 2 periods and also signed his entry-level arrangement along with the Devils. It permitted him to join his brother as well as Adversaries alternative captain, Jack, for the crew's playoff operate throughout the 2023 Stanley Mug playoffs.The Devils succeeded 52 activities throughout the 2022-23 time and evolved to the playoffs for the very first time in four times. They opened with a first-round triumph over the competing New York Rangers in seven activities just before shedding in the second sphere versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last time viewed the Devils battle to find uniformity as well as skip the playoffs. It led to all of them parting techniques along with crown trainer Lindy Ruff and tapping the services of interim coach Travis Green prior to they at that point worked with past Toronto Maple Leafs trainer Sheldon Keefe in late Might.