.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 to have in between six to eight weeks to recuperate from a shoulder accident he experienced earlier this month, the staff stated Thursday.Hughes experienced a remaining shoulder injury during the course of offseason training. After being assessed due to the Devils' medical team, it was calculated he would certainly not need surgical treatment which it can take greater than six weeks for him to recover.That timetable means Hughes would certainly miss the Devils' seven preseason video games and also their season-opening games on Oct. 4 as well as Oct. 5 versus the Buffalo Sabres in Prague, Czechia. The earliest he could come back would certainly be the week of Oct. twenty, which indicates the Devils would possess actually participated in 8 regular-season games.Losing Hughes for even a brief time period comes after he used his novice initiative to enhance why he is actually looked at some of the game's brightest younger stars. Hughes completed final period with six goals as well as 47 aspects while likewise being among five Devils to play in all 82 games.What Hughes accomplished as a newbie triggered him finishing third in Calder Prize voting responsible for the possible winner, Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard, and Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber.Hughes and Faber were the only rookie defensemen that participated in all 82 video games final time. They were also matched for 2nd amongst rookies in factors along with Bedard leading the league's first-year players with 61 points.Once Hughes is actually cleared to return, he is actually anticipated to become an essential component of the Devils' strategies to go back to the playoffs. Hughes, who was actually the 4th pick of the 2021 NHL Draught, invested 2 years establishing at the College of Michigan, which also generated his bro Quinn Hughes, the Vancouver Canucks leader who is actually also the reigning Norris Prize champion for the NHL's greatest defenseman.Hughes left behind Michigan after 2 times as well as authorized his entry-level deal along with the Devils. It enabled him to join his sibling and Devils alternative captain, Jack, for the team's playoff run in the course of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Devils won 52 video games during the course of the 2022-23 period as well as evolved to the playoffs for the first time in 4 times. They opened along with a first-round victory over the rival Nyc Rangers in seven games prior to shedding in the second around versus the Carolina Hurricanes.Last time viewed the Devils battle to discover consistency and also skip the playoffs. It led to all of them parting ways along with head instructor Lindy Ruff and tapping the services of acting coach Travis Environment-friendly just before they then chose previous Toronto Maple Leafs instructor Sheldon Keefe in old May.