Switching positions from D to F or vice versa isn't as weird a suggestion as some would believe. Teams are reluctant to try it but it does happen occasionally and actually has had decent success in the past, the most notable ones still playing that come to mind are Burns and Byfuglien.
With that said, it wouldn't work for MDZ I don't think. Shot isn't good enough and he's not big or strong enough in most physical ways. Those two things together don't spell success to me. His passing and skating are much better and he could better utilize those from the back-end I would think.
I did really want Meszaros tried at wing last season though. Unlike MDZ Meszaros actually has a good shot, among other differences. Meszaros is gone though so, yeah.