Or he could do the old fashion thing and go to camp and try to beat them out and win a spot in top 6.
But then again that idea is foreign nowadays lol.
When in doubt, run!
Yeah, I don't agree with that. Zacha was not beating out Hall, Hischier, Hughes, Gusev, Bratt, or Palmieri. The Devils also have other middle six quality forwards like Zajac, Coleman, Wood, Anderson, and Simmonds. The reality is that a strong camp would have landed Zacha on the 3rd line. A weak camp would be 4th line or bench. I'm sure that he believes he will have a better chance to develop his game in the KHL if he's getting top line minutes and special teams.
Zacha probably would have been better off with another NHL team that needed a 2C, even if he's a weak 2C at this point, but NHL teams are super reluctant to trade high-draft-pick players unless they're severely underperforming, like Strome in Arizona. Ideally he could have gone to Devils management and asked for a trade to team that needs forwards, but god forbid a player does that, he's "selfish" or a "a problem" rather than simply doing the sensible thing when you've been passed by on the depth chart.
I'm disappointed to lose him as a Devils fan, but I understand it.