.Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 12, 2024, 02:13 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL media reporter for ESPN.New Shirt Devils defenseman Luke Hughes will definitely require between six to eight weeks to bounce back from a shoulder accident he endured previously this month, the crew stated Thursday.Hughes experienced a left side shoulder accident in the course of offseason instruction. After being actually analyzed by the Devils' health care team, it was determined he would not need surgical operation and that it could possibly take more than six full weeks for him to recover.That timeline indicates Hughes will miss the Devils' seven preseason video games as well as their season-opening activities on Oct. 4 and also Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he might come back would be the week of Oct. 20, which indicates the Devils would possess already played 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for also a short time period comes after he used his rookie campaign to enhance why he's thought about among the activity's brightest younger celebrities. Hughes completed final season with six targets and 47 points while likewise being just one of 5 Adversaries to play in each 82 games.What Hughes achieved as a rookie brought about him completing third in Calder Prize ballot behind the ultimate victor, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, and Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes as well as Faber were the only novice defensemen who participated in all 82 games last period. They were actually additionally matched for 2nd among newbies in points along with Bedard leading the league's first-year gamers along with 61 points.Once Hughes is removed to come back, he's expected to be a vital portion of the Devils' plannings to go back to the playoffs. Hughes, that was actually the fourth choice of the 2021 NHL Draught, invested two years creating at the College of Michigan, which additionally generated his sibling Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks leader who is also the ruling Norris Prize winner for the NHL's best defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after 2 periods and authorized his entry-level agreement along with the Devils. It enabled him to join his brother as well as Evil ones alternative leader, Port, for the group's playoff operate during the 2023 Stanley Mug playoffs.The Devils won 52 activities in the course of the 2022-23 season as well as accelerated to the playoffs for the very first time in four seasons. They opened along with a first-round triumph over the competing Nyc Rangers in seven video games prior to losing in the second around versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last time observed the Devils battle to find uniformity and also miss out on the playoffs. It led to all of them parting means along with crown trainer Lindy Ruff as well as hiring interim coach Travis Veggie prior to they then tapped the services of past Toronto Maple Leafs train Sheldon Keefe in late Might.