Sort of difficult to comment on Wiz 2.0 (he previously played for the Ducks in 09-10) because he played so little for us this time.
He arrived with a bruised foot at the TDL, and he played a little before the staff decided to give him time to fully heal up. While he wasn't playing, Despres began to find a lot of chemistry with Fowler. I don't think anyone expected Despres to play so well on his off side (right) and click immediately with Fowler. Wiz couldn't find ice time because our other Dmen playing on the right side (Beauchemin/Vatanen) had been playing well all season long with a consistent linemate and we didn't want to mess with the d pairings heading into the playoffs. We already had a PP QB (Vatanen), so Wiz just didn't have a spot.
We thought Wiz might be kept this season as a leadership replacement for Beauchmin who is a UFA (and who we are trying to re-sign so maybe the trade is a good sign in this regard), but it didn't work out that way. Our blueline and D depth are all pretty young now except for Stoner, so we need to pick up some more experience or convince Scott Niedermeyer to lace 'em up again
Good luck with Wiz next season. If you need an experienced PP QB, then he'll help you for sure.