We all know that Erik Karlsson can do better than this and he will most probably show it. Surprising? Not at all. He cannot turn it around on his own though.
Erik doesn't want to be part of a rebuild, he wants to win now. Rebuild is a terrible word, "We s**k right now but it's ok because we are in the middle of a rebuild." thus giving everybody poor excuses.
Losing should never ever be ok no matter what, you have to find new ways winning and I really like that Erik is emphasizing this fact. What the Sharks need right now is leadership and Erik is one of the leaders in this team, a huge test for him (especially after a couple of veteran leaders leaving the Sharks, Pavelski, Thornton).
This is leadership from Karlsson, a good start:
Karlsson wants Sharks to avoid rebuild, 'did not sign here' for that