.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN.New Shirt Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will need between 6 to eight full weeks to recuperate coming from a shoulder trauma he endured earlier this month, the staff said Thursday.Hughes went through a left shoulder trauma during offseason training. After being actually assessed due to the Devils' clinical team, it was actually calculated he would not require surgical procedure which it can take more than six full weeks for him to recover.That timeline indicates Hughes would certainly miss out on the Devils' 7 preseason video games and also their season-opening games on Oct. 4 and also Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he might return will be the full week of Oct. twenty, which indicates the Devils would certainly possess presently played eight regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a short period follows he used his newbie project to improve why he is actually considered one of the video game's brightest youthful superstars. Hughes completed final time with 6 goals and 47 aspects while also being among five Adversaries to play in every 82 games.What Hughes completed as a newbie resulted in him completing 3rd in Calder Trophy voting behind the ultimate winner, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, as well as Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and also Faber were the only rookie defensemen that participated in all 82 activities last period. They were actually additionally matched for second among newbies in points along with Bedard leading the game's first-year players with 61 points.Once Hughes is cleared to come back, he is actually assumed to be an important part of the Devils' programs to come back to the playoffs. Hughes, who was actually the 4th selection of the 2021 NHL Draft, invested 2 years building at the Educational institution of Michigan, which also generated his bro Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks leader who is additionally the ruling Norris Prize champion for the NHL's best defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after pair of seasons and also signed his entry-level contract along with the Devils. It allowed him to join his brother and also Devils alternating captain, Jack, for the crew's playoff operate throughout the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils succeeded 52 games during the 2022-23 season and also evolved to the playoffs for the first time in four seasons. They opened with a first-round triumph over the competing New York Rangers in seven games prior to losing in the second around versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last period saw the Devils problem to discover uniformity as well as overlook the playoffs. It caused them parting techniques with crown coach Lindy Ruff and also hiring acting instructor Travis Environment-friendly before they then chose past Toronto Maple Leafs train Sheldon Keefe in late May.