.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL media reporter for ESPN.New Jacket Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will certainly require in between six to eight full weeks to bounce back from a shoulder personal injury he endured earlier this month, the team said Thursday.Hughes went through a left side shoulder personal injury in the course of offseason training. After being actually analyzed due to the Devils' medical personnel, it was established he will not require surgical operation and that it could take much more than 6 weeks for him to recover.That timetable implies Hughes will overlook the Devils' seven preseason activities and also their season-opening activities on Oct. 4 and also Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Grass Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he might return will be actually the week of Oct. 20, which indicates the Devils would possess actually played eight regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a short period happens after he utilized his rookie campaign to strengthen why he's considered among the game's brightest younger superstars. Hughes completed last time along with six targets and 47 factors while also being among five Evil ones to play in all 82 games.What Hughes completed as a rookie brought about him ending up third in Calder Trophy voting behind the ultimate champion, Chicago Blackhawks facility Connor Bedard, and also Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were the only novice defensemen who participated in all 82 video games last period. They were likewise tied for second amongst newbies in points with Bedard leading the organization's first-year players along with 61 points.Once Hughes is removed to come back, he's anticipated to be an essential aspect of the Devils' programs to come back to the playoffs. Hughes, who was actually the fourth selection of the 2021 NHL Draft, devoted two years creating at the Educational institution of Michigan, which additionally generated his bro Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks captain that is actually additionally the reigning Norris Prize winner for the NHL's absolute best defenseman.Hughes left Michigan after pair of seasons and also authorized his entry-level agreement along with the Devils. It permitted him to join his sibling and also Adversaries alternating captain, Port, for the crew's playoff run during the course of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils succeeded 52 activities in the course of the 2022-23 period and evolved to the playoffs for the very first time in four seasons. They opened up with a first-round success over the rivalrous New York Rangers in seven video games before losing in the 2nd round versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last time found the Devils problem to locate congruity and skip the playoffs. It triggered them parting methods with crown train Lindy Ruff as well as hiring interim trainer Travis Green just before they at that point employed past Toronto Maple Leafs trainer Sheldon Keefe in old Might.