.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 certainly need between six to 8 full weeks to recover coming from a shoulder trauma he went through earlier this month, the staff claimed Thursday.Hughes went through a nigh side shoulder trauma in the course of offseason instruction. After being actually assessed by the Devils' medical staff, it was actually established he will not require surgical procedure and that it could possibly take more than 6 full weeks for him to recover.That timeline indicates Hughes would certainly miss out on the Devils' 7 preseason video games as well as their season-opening activities on Oct. 4 as well as Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he might come back will be actually the week of Oct. 20, which implies the Devils would have currently participated in 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a brief time frame comes after he utilized his rookie campaign to enhance why he is actually taken into consideration among the video game's brightest younger celebrities. Hughes finished final season along with six objectives and 47 aspects while additionally being just one of five Devils to play in every 82 games.What Hughes completed as a novice brought about him completing third in Calder Prize ballot responsible for the resulting victor, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, as well as Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were the only newbie defensemen who played all 82 games last period. They were actually additionally tied for 2nd among newbies in factors with Bedard leading the organization's first-year gamers along with 61 points.Once Hughes is actually cleared to come back, he's assumed to become a crucial portion of the Devils' plans to come back to the playoffs. Hughes, that was actually the 4th selection of the 2021 NHL Draught, invested pair of years developing at the University of Michigan, which also created his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks leader that is actually additionally the ruling Norris Prize winner for the NHL's finest defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after two times and also authorized his entry-level arrangement with the Devils. It permitted him to join his bro as well as Devils alternative leader, Jack, for the staff's playoff operate throughout the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils won 52 activities during the 2022-23 time and progressed to the playoffs for the very first time in four periods. They opened up with a first-round triumph over the rivalrous The big apple Rangers in 7 video games before losing in the 2nd sphere versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last time saw the Devils problem to find uniformity and also miss out on the playoffs. It resulted in them parting techniques along with crown train Lindy Ruff as well as tapping the services of acting trainer Travis Environment-friendly before they at that point chose former Toronto Maple Leafs instructor Sheldon Keefe in old May.