Report: Defenseman is unhappy with his usage in the playoffs.

This is certainly not the situation James Wisniewski saw himself coming to when he was traded. The veteran defenseman was viewed as a key trade deadline acquisition by the Anaheim Ducks, brought in from the Columbus Blue Jackets with a view to bolstering the blue line for a long playoff run. Although the Ducks have won 10 of 12 games in the playoffs thus far, Wisniewski hasn't been a part of it so far. The 31-year-old averaged over 20 minutes of ice time through 13 regular season games with the Ducks, recording five assists and 20 shots on goal. Yet he has seen himself scratched every game this postseason in favor of Simon Despres and Clayton Stoner. "Incredibly tough, never thought in a million years I'd be doing this, but it is what it is," Wisniewski said Saturday of the situation. "Just accept it, be professional, come to work every day and work hard." "It's hard to argue when we're 10-2 in the playoffs," he admitted. "There was confusion at first, then anger, but you need to be professional, because I never know when I'm going to get tapped. Injury could happen. They could ask me to fill a duty. The only way to do that is to stay at 100 percent, be ready to go when called on." "Dwelling on the situation, being negative, doesn't help," he concluded. "There's too much to live for rather than moaning about something. With age, you realize the important things in life."