.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL media reporter for ESPN.New Shirt Devils defenseman Luke Hughes are going to need between 6 to eight weeks to bounce back coming from a shoulder accident he suffered previously this month, the team pointed out Thursday.Hughes experienced a left shoulder injury during offseason instruction. After being actually assessed due to the Devils' medical workers, it was actually identified he would certainly not require surgery which it might take much more than 6 full weeks for him to recover.That timetable indicates Hughes would certainly miss the Devils' seven preseason games as well as their season-opening games on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could come back will be actually the full week of Oct. twenty, which implies the Devils would certainly have already played eight regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a quick time frame comes after he utilized his novice initiative to strengthen why he is actually considered some of the game's brightest young celebrities. Hughes ended up last period with six targets and 47 points while additionally being one of five Devils to play in all 82 games.What Hughes completed as a newbie triggered him finishing third in Calder Trophy voting behind the resulting champion, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, and also Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were actually the only newbie defensemen who participated in all 82 video games last season. They were actually likewise matched for 2nd one of newbies in points along with Bedard leading the league's first-year gamers with 61 points.Once Hughes is actually gotten rid of to return, he's expected to become an important component of the Devils' programs to go back to the playoffs. Hughes, that was actually the 4th choice of the 2021 NHL Draft, spent pair of years establishing at the College of Michigan, which additionally created his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks leader that is actually additionally the ruling Norris Trophy winner for the NHL's greatest defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after pair of times and also signed his entry-level deal with the Devils. It enabled him to join his brother and also Devils alternate leader, Port, for the team's playoff run during the course of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils won 52 games throughout the 2022-23 season as well as accelerated to the playoffs for the very first time in four seasons. They opened up along with a first-round victory over the competing New York Rangers in 7 video games just before shedding in the second sphere versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last period observed the Devils struggle to discover uniformity as well as overlook the playoffs. It brought about all of them parting means with crown instructor Lindy Ruff as well as choosing interim coach Travis Green before they at that point hired former Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe in old Might.