New Jersey Devils get much needed Jack Hughes injury reinforcements

Colorado Avalanche v New Jersey Devils | Bruce Bennett/GettyImagesAlthough they will be without superstar forward Jack Hughes for the foreseeable future due to a finger injury and subsequent surgery, the New Jersey Devils are getting back an important trio of offensive players to help mitigate and cope with the huge loss.

On Tuesday, ahead of the Devils' game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, it was announced that forwards Connor Brown (upper-body) and Evgenii Dadonov (hand) had been activated from injured reserve and long-term injured reserve, respectively, adding some juice to the innards of the Devils' lineup.

And, in addition to those two, top defenseman Dougie Hamilton returns for his…