.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL press reporter for ESPN.New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will certainly need to have in between six to 8 weeks to recuperate coming from a shoulder trauma he endured earlier this month, the group mentioned Thursday.Hughes endured a left shoulder trauma during the course of offseason training. After being actually reviewed due to the Devils' health care team, it was actually determined he would certainly not require surgical procedure and that it could take more than 6 weeks for him to recover.That timetable means Hughes would certainly skip the Devils' seven preseason games and also their season-opening activities on Oct. 4 and also Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he can return will be actually the full week of Oct. 20, which suggests the Devils would possess already played 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a brief duration comes after he used his rookie campaign to reinforce why he is actually thought about among the activity's brightest younger celebrities. Hughes ended up final period along with 6 targets and also 47 aspects while also being just one of 5 Devils to play with all 82 games.What Hughes achieved as a rookie brought about him ending up 3rd in Calder Prize ballot responsible for the ultimate victor, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, as well as Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were the only rookie defensemen that participated in all 82 video games final time. They were actually also matched for second amongst rookies in points along with Bedard leading the league's first-year players with 61 points.Once Hughes is gotten rid of to return, he's assumed to be an essential component of the Devils' strategies to go back to the playoffs. Hughes, that was the 4th choice of the 2021 NHL Draft, spent two years creating at the Educational institution of Michigan, which also produced his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks leader that is actually also the reigning Norris Trophy champion for the NHL's ideal defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after two periods and signed his entry-level agreement along with the Devils. It permitted him to join his brother and Adversaries alternative captain, Port, for the crew's playoff operate throughout the 2023 Stanley Mug playoffs.The Devils won 52 activities during the course of the 2022-23 season and advanced to the playoffs for the very first time in 4 periods. They opened with a first-round victory over the rival The big apple Rangers in 7 activities prior to dropping in the second sphere against the Carolina Hurricanes.Last season found the Devils problem to find consistency and miss the playoffs. It led to all of them parting means with crown coach Lindy Ruff as well as working with interim trainer Travis Environment-friendly before they at that point employed past Toronto Walnut Leafs instructor Sheldon Keefe in old Might.