Agree, the issue is, they are at truly a cross roads, the core is still very very good, and they can still take another shot or two at contending, despite what the doom and gloom in here want to believe, OR they can take advantage and move the core, to rebuild rapidly, but A. there is no recipe for success there, and B. you can't move Brown or Kopitar without their consent, harder said than done, especially with Brown.
I think Blake is going to take it slow this summer, might kick tires on a few FAs etc, but when it comes down to camp, I think he's really gonna take a hard look at Brickley, Clague, Ladue and Fantenberg, and see if there is something there that would allow him to move a Martinez for futures....and then the same with Vilardi, take a look, make sure....and depending on where they at at the deadline, possibly move Carter.....if Vilardi can handle the pro game