Devils center Pavel Zacha has spent the entire offseason training in New Jersey -- something vastly different from his usual offseason routine.

After completing his rookie season in the NHL, the 20-year-old Zacha wanted to prepare for his second campaign by working first-hand with coaches and trainers.

"I have everything here. I have coaches that I work with all season, so they know what's best for me. Here I can go on the ice whenever I want, I've never had anything like this," Zacha said during Devils Development Camp. "I'm really happy to have the opportunity to stay here the whole summer."

Zacha did spend two weeks back in his native Czech Republic, but other than that, he has stayed in New Jersey.

Training and skating in general is also a offseason change for Zacha, who spent part of the 2016 summer recovering from a hip pointer that forced him to miss last year's Development Camp. Between Zacha's full workload and staying in Newark, Devils coach John Hynes noticed a difference in the center.

"That's a huge commitment that he's showing his teammates and this organization that he wants to make an impact next year. Even in this camp, you can see," Hynes said. "Watching him around here, off the ice, in certain types of meetings, he looks like a more confident individual."

Zacha finished with 24 points in 70 games during his rookie season, where he spent time playing center and left wing.

Regardless of where he lines up in 2017-18, the Devils will rely on Zacha to make the next step in the NHL. After the Devils added veterans Brian Boyle and Marcus Johansson to the lineup during the offseason, Zacha said he sees the lineup taking the form the team needs.

"They're guys we need. Its always sad to see some guys go, I've never really been through that too much, first offseason with a team," Zacha said. "Some of the guys are my friends and go somewhere else, so it's a little difficult. But I think the team's changing in the right way and I'm really excited for the season."

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