LA's roster is top heavy and their better players are 30 or on the wrong side of 30, they may be better than Anaheim now but all that does it keep them mediocre as opposed to terrible. They also lack cap flexibility, the only contracts expiring in the near future outside of Toffoli belong to players who will be looking for raises. And that isn't helped by having almost 11m in dead cap space next season by Richards, Kovalchuk, and Phaneuf.
Anaheim's salary structure is a bit more spread out, with Getzlaf capping the list at 8.25m. I'll be surprised if Kesler plays again, which allows them to stash that almost 7m on LTIR. Eaves are his LTIR'd 3m expire this season. Perry's buyout will hit em for just over 6m next season but with few players deserving of significant raises that won't hurt em too much. Almost every contract Anaheim has will expire within the two seasons after this one, they've got a fair bit of roster flexibility.
Both teams are looking at a rebuild, but I'd rather have the flexibility of Anaheim's scenario tbh. They don't have too many pieces to move, but neither does LA really. They could get a great package for Doughty, but I'll be surprised if he's ever traded. Same goes for Kopitar. Nobody's taking on Brown or Quick. Carter's 34 but he might get a decent return.