I know at least a dozen people are dying to know which weather forecast was correct. Based on the official hourly observations from Environment Canada. The answer is.... NOOOOOOO-BODY, as Blaine Lastman would say in his Bad Boy commercials. Only 3 hours were listed as snow/rain precipatation and I doubt that would have caused any accumulation. Even here, in the centre of the universe, we had no snow on the ground during or after the storm. The only problem I saw, or didn't see, was the HD coverage of the first night of the NHL playoffs that was knocked out by the bad weather. To be fair, the folks in Warkworth and Roseneath had snow, apparently so did Trenton and Belleville. But since we were talking about Toronto, they all scored a big fat goose egg.
Now there is another storm possibly headed our way. an April Nor'easter that could cause major damage. So keep your heads down in the areas that are predicted to get over 30 cm of snow.
My weightloss buddy, Kate Bilo is on her way to a unnamed secret location to report on the storm for accuweather.com so I send her and her camera "crew" traveling mercies for safety on their travels as well as any one else who has to be on the road. And for those of you who don't have to be on the road this weekend, STAY HOME!!!
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4/15/2007
4/04/2007
P minus 5 days
That means there are 5 days left in the NHL regular season and 5 teams left to compete for the last 3 playoff spots in the Eastern Conference. Since my last update, the defending Stanley Cup champions have been eliminated from the playoffs so they will not be able to defend their championship.
In a quick side note, the team they defeated, the Edmonton Oilers are sliding quickly into oblivion. Not that they are getting blown out every night but the team has been demoralized by the trade of Ryan Smyth. If they lose their last 2 games and St. Louis and Phoenix win all of theirs, the Oilers will have gone from competing for a playoff spot at the trade deadline to finishing last in the conference.
Here are the standings before the games tonight on Wed April 4.
Tampa Bay 92 pts, 80 GP
NY Rangers 92 pts, 80 GP
Montreal 90 pts, 80 GP
Toronto 89 pts, 80 GP
NY Islanders 86 pts, 79 GP
It'll still take a lot of help for the Islanders but they still have a chance with an extra game to play. Thursday through Sunday will be very interesting when all 5 teams will decide whether they make the playoffs or not.
In a quick side note, the team they defeated, the Edmonton Oilers are sliding quickly into oblivion. Not that they are getting blown out every night but the team has been demoralized by the trade of Ryan Smyth. If they lose their last 2 games and St. Louis and Phoenix win all of theirs, the Oilers will have gone from competing for a playoff spot at the trade deadline to finishing last in the conference.
Here are the standings before the games tonight on Wed April 4.
Tampa Bay 92 pts, 80 GP
NY Rangers 92 pts, 80 GP
Montreal 90 pts, 80 GP
Toronto 89 pts, 80 GP
NY Islanders 86 pts, 79 GP
It'll still take a lot of help for the Islanders but they still have a chance with an extra game to play. Thursday through Sunday will be very interesting when all 5 teams will decide whether they make the playoffs or not.
3/28/2007
The race for the playoffs has begun!
Less than 2 weeks left in the NHL regular season and there are 6 teams battling for the last 3 playoff spots in the Eastern Conference. All 6 teams were in action and when all is said and done, the teams are seperated by a grand total of 3, yes I said THREE points. Someone was marvelling earlier this year about how the Northwest Division teams were so close and I said then that they had only played around 20 games and if it was still that close with 10 games to go, then you can get excited. So to summarize the last 3 spots currently are occupied by the
NY Rangers; 77GP - 87pts,
Tampa Bay; 77GP - 86pts and
Montreal 77GP - 86 pts.
On the outside looking in are
Carolina; 76GP - 84pts,
Toronto; 76GP - 84pts and
NY Islanders 76GP - 84pts.
It is going to be fun and every game will count.
NY Rangers; 77GP - 87pts,
Tampa Bay; 77GP - 86pts and
Montreal 77GP - 86 pts.
On the outside looking in are
Carolina; 76GP - 84pts,
Toronto; 76GP - 84pts and
NY Islanders 76GP - 84pts.
It is going to be fun and every game will count.
3/25/2007
Leafs better shape up
It was the best of times, it was the worse of times. For fans of God's team aka Toronto Maple Leafs it's a little of both sometimes combined in the same game. I had to work Friday so I took my Sirius satellite radio along so I could at least monitor the score. Imagine my glee when I glanced down and saw the Leafs had a 3 goal lead in Buffalo with 16 minutes left in the third period. Needless to say, the glee was shortlived when I heard Dennis Beyak's voice tell me the Sabres tied the game, took the lead and won 5-4. How could a team that is fighting to make the playoffs suddenly have a colossal 20 person brain fart like that?
Of course, the schedule maker gave the Leafs an opportunity to make things right by scheduling another game against Buffalo at home. Thankfully, the boys in blue and white again took a 4-1 lead but played much better and hung on to win by that same score. Because all the teams they are chasing also won tonight the Buds are in 11th place but are only 4 points out of 6th. They have 7 games left to play and pretty much will have to go 7-0 to make the playoffs. Still hope springs eternal.
Of course, the schedule maker gave the Leafs an opportunity to make things right by scheduling another game against Buffalo at home. Thankfully, the boys in blue and white again took a 4-1 lead but played much better and hung on to win by that same score. Because all the teams they are chasing also won tonight the Buds are in 11th place but are only 4 points out of 6th. They have 7 games left to play and pretty much will have to go 7-0 to make the playoffs. Still hope springs eternal.
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