Yes, And it will slow down through the middle of the country it always does inside 72hrs, Of course the confluence can still shove it out to sea if it doesn't lift out somewhat
You can see the trend of higher heights over E Canada which caused the shift north in track. 700mb temps also look pretty ugly at the height of the storm. Sleet wouldn't be suprising up to the NY PA border. -2c 700mb temps usually means there's a layer above 0c in there somewhere.