WASHINGTON — Somehow this Islanders season that began just three weeks ago seems longer than that, if only for how eventful it’s been.

Ten games have featured plenty.

Most notably, there’s the meteoric emergence of No. 1 overall pick Matthew Schaefer , already the Islanders’ most dynamic defenseman. There has been the ongoing struggles of No. 1 netminder Ilya Sorokin that led to the quick firing of goalie coach Piero Greco in favor of Sorokin’s former KHL mentor, Sergei Naumovs. There was the three-game losing streak out of the gate, the rebound of a four-game winning streak and now the 0-2-1 skid the Islanders brought into Friday night’s game against the Capitals at Capital One Arena to conclude a four-game road trip.

And first-year general manager Mathieu Darche disciplined top-s

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