.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is actually an NHL reporter for ESPN.New Jacket Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will definitely require between 6 to eight weeks to recuperate coming from a shoulder trauma he endured earlier this month, the team claimed Thursday.Hughes experienced a remaining shoulder injury during the course of offseason instruction. After being examined due to the Devils' medical team, it was actually identified he would certainly not require surgical treatment and that it might take more than 6 weeks for him to recover.That timetable means Hughes would skip the Devils' seven preseason games and their season-opening games on Oct. 4 as well as Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he might return will be the week of Oct. twenty, which suggests the Devils would certainly have actually played 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a quick time period comes after he used his rookie initiative to bolster why he is actually considered some of the video game's brightest young celebrities. Hughes ended up last time with six objectives and also 47 aspects while additionally being among 5 Adversaries to play in every 82 games.What Hughes achieved as a rookie caused him finishing third in Calder Trophy voting responsible for the possible winner, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, and also Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were actually the only novice defensemen that participated in all 82 games last time. They were likewise matched for second one of rookies in factors along with Bedard leading the league's first-year gamers with 61 points.Once Hughes is cleared to return, he's anticipated to become an important part of the Devils' plannings to go back to the playoffs. Hughes, that was actually the 4th selection of the 2021 NHL Draft, spent 2 years building at the Educational institution of Michigan, which additionally produced his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain who is actually also the ruling Norris Trophy victor for the NHL's finest defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after two times and also signed his entry-level contract with the Devils. It allowed him to join his bro as well as Devils alternative leader, Port, for the staff's playoff run in the course of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils won 52 activities in the course of the 2022-23 period and accelerated to the playoffs for the very first time in four periods. They opened up with a first-round triumph over the rivalrous New York Rangers in 7 video games before shedding in the second sphere against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last time observed the Devils struggle to locate congruity as well as miss the playoffs. It caused them parting ways along with head coach Lindy Ruff and also choosing interim trainer Travis Eco-friendly just before they after that worked with former Toronto Walnut Leafs trainer Sheldon Keefe in old Might.