BRANDON, Fla. — Veteran defenseman Ryan McDonagh has been in the NHL for a decade and part of three different organizations.



But seeing a teammate — defenseman Jake Dotchin — potentially have his contract terminated by the Lightning over conditioning issues is, well, a first.



“I’ve never seen that,” McDonagh said. “I can’t remember hearing of a situation like that.”



The Dotchin camp believes there’s no precedent for this case, at least based on the assumed reason of conditioning levels. The Lightning put the 6-foot-2 defenseman on unconditional waivers Friday due to what they labeled a “material breach” of contract. Dotchin had one year left on his deal at $812,500 salary cap hit.



Dotchin, 24, cleared waivers Saturday and has been talking with several interested teams. But Dotchin hasn’t ruled out filing a grievance through the NHL players’ association, which...