.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is actually an NHL press reporter for ESPN.New Jacket Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will need in between six to eight weeks to recoup coming from a shoulder personal injury he suffered earlier this month, the group claimed Thursday.Hughes suffered a left side shoulder personal injury in the course of offseason instruction. After being actually analyzed by the Devils' health care staff, it was actually established he would not demand surgical operation and also it could possibly take much more than 6 full weeks for him to recover.That timetable means Hughes will miss out on the Devils' seven preseason video games as well as their season-opening activities on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he might come back would certainly be the week of Oct. 20, which suggests the Devils would certainly have presently participated in 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a brief time period happens after he used his newbie initiative to reinforce why he's taken into consideration among the activity's brightest young superstars. Hughes ended up last time with six objectives as well as 47 aspects while additionally being just one of 5 Adversaries to play with all 82 games.What Hughes accomplished as a newbie brought about him finishing 3rd in Calder Prize voting responsible for the resulting winner, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, and also Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and also Faber were the only rookie defensemen that participated in all 82 games last time. They were also tied for 2nd amongst rookies in points with Bedard leading the organization's first-year players along with 61 points.Once Hughes is actually gotten rid of to come back, he's assumed to be a critical component of the Devils' plannings to go back to the playoffs. Hughes, that was actually the 4th selection of the 2021 NHL Draft, spent two years building at the Educational institution of Michigan, which also created his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain who is actually also the ruling Norris Trophy winner for the NHL's finest defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after pair of periods and authorized his entry-level deal along with the Devils. It enabled him to join his brother as well as Devils alternating leader, Jack, for the team's playoff run throughout the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils won 52 video games during the course of the 2022-23 season as well as accelerated to the playoffs for the very first time in 4 periods. They opened with a first-round success over the rival New York Rangers in 7 games prior to shedding in the 2nd round versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last season viewed the Devils struggle to discover congruity as well as overlook the playoffs. It resulted in all of them parting techniques along with head coach Lindy Ruff and working with interim trainer Travis Green just before they at that point chose former Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe in late May.