Up until Saturday it appeared that goaltender Brent Johnson had finally made it certain that he should be the number one goaltender for the Washington Capitals. He was on a hot streak and playing extremely well.

That is until Saturday's game against the Philadelphia Flyers. Johnson was pulled from the game after being down 3 - 0 even though Washingon had a 39 shots on goal compared to the 13 that Philadelphia had. José Theodore was put in the for the 3rd period, but did not play well either. As of last night, the Capitals were ranked seventh in the league in goals scored, but 21st in goals allowed.

The Washington Post has reported that "Boudreau(head coach) stopped short of saying there's a goalie controversy, but something is percolating between the pipes in Washington. Johnson and Theodore have appeared in 17 and 18 games, respectively, and both are looking over their shoulders at prospect Simeon Varlamov, who earned wins in both of his starts this month after being called up from the team's minor league affiliate in Hershey, Pa. "

A goaltender controversy could be heating up in Washington. We will have to keep an eye on this one.