Wait what does future considerations actually mean? Is it not a way of vaguely describing a draft pick?
it is rarely a draft pick. sometimes is almost nothing, a small IOU, or just the benefit of the freed up roster/Cap space for 'sending' team
in NHL, how this sometimes play out, at this time of year, is a corresponding AHL<>AHL move
yesterday was AHL trade deadline impacting AHL late-season and playoff rosters (aside from young NHL prospect assets)
I don't see such a move today, at the AHL transactions,
but for example, in this case, StL AHL team could have sent a player on AHL deal to Bruins AHL team as the 'FC'
helping both teams balance their rosters