.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is actually an NHL media reporter for ESPN.New Shirt Devils defenseman Luke Hughes are going to need between 6 to eight weeks to recoup coming from a shoulder accident he went through earlier this month, the staff mentioned Thursday.Hughes suffered a left side shoulder accident in the course of offseason instruction. After being actually assessed due to the Devils' health care team, it was calculated he will not call for surgery and also it could possibly take greater than six full weeks for him to recover.That timetable suggests Hughes will miss out on the Devils' seven preseason games and also their season-opening activities on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could return will be the week of Oct. twenty, which indicates the Devils will have currently participated in eight regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a quick time period happens after he utilized his novice project to improve why he's looked at among the activity's brightest youthful celebrities. Hughes finished last season with 6 objectives and also 47 factors while likewise being one of 5 Evil ones to play with all 82 games.What Hughes completed as a newbie caused him ending up third in Calder Prize voting responsible for the eventual winner, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, and also Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and Faber were the only novice defensemen that participated in all 82 video games final period. They were actually likewise tied for second one of novices in points with Bedard leading the game's first-year players along with 61 points.Once Hughes is actually removed to return, he is actually anticipated to be a critical portion of the Devils' plans to return to the playoffs. Hughes, who was actually the 4th choice of the 2021 NHL Draft, spent pair of years establishing at the College of Michigan, which likewise created his bro Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks leader that is actually likewise the ruling Norris Prize champion for the NHL's best defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after pair of times and signed his entry-level arrangement along with the Devils. It enabled him to join his sibling and Evil ones alternating captain, Jack, for the team's playoff run during the course of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils won 52 activities throughout the 2022-23 period and also progressed to the playoffs for the first time in 4 seasons. They opened with a first-round success over the rival Nyc Rangers in seven activities just before dropping in the 2nd sphere against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last season viewed the Devils problem to discover consistency as well as skip the playoffs. It led to them parting means with head coach Lindy Ruff as well as employing acting train Travis Environment-friendly before they then worked with previous Toronto Maple Leafs train Sheldon Keefe in old Might.