In the middle of Sunday’s action, when picks were flying back and forth and everyone was still trying to figure out exactly what the price was for Keith Yandle, an Eastern Conference executive stopped to assess the situation.

“I think some of the prices that have been paid, for the players who have been acquired, are insane,” he said.

Maybe it was frustration talking, but it wasn’t exactly inaccurate.

The price of doing business is high. While you were sleeping, the Lightning sent a package that included a first- and third-round pick to the Flyers for Braydon Coburn. The Lightning could do it because GM Steve Yzerman has built up a wealth of good young players and extra draft picks with smart management.