Taylor Swift cost Blackhawks a goal by distracting Patrick Kane
What we know about Patrick Kane: Dynamic goal-scorer, great American and, in his youth, a bit distracted by the ladies now and again.
In 2007-08, Kane was a rookie for the Chicago Blackhawks under coach Denis Savard. At the Blackhawks Fan Convention last weekend, Savard spun a tale that perfectly captured both the hound-dog aesthetic of a youthful Kane and the siren’s song of one Miss Taylor Swift.
Another, rather topical story: rookie Kane lost his guy on the backcheck, leading to a goal against. Savard yelled at him that he must have been distracted, looking at two pretty blonde girls who were sitting behind the bench.
After the game Kane was late getting to the team bus because he was talking to the same girls and got yelled at again. The next day Kane went to Savard’s office to give his defense: “You know who the two girls were? One of them was Taylor Swift.”
Savard still didn’t know who Taylor Swift was and had to ask his wife.
Ladies and gentlemen, we were this close to having a Taylor Swift song that passive-aggressively worked through her emotions about a Patrick Kane breakup. (“You’re a Calder Trophy winner/I’m just a band geek…”)
It could have been a love story, because that day back to December (we assume) was a fairy tale. But she knew he was trouble, and everything has changed, and they are never ever getting back together because there’s bad blood and they need to shake it off because there are teardrops on her guitar.
[Blank Space]
Also she was probably looking at Patrick Sharp anyway. C’mon, people, you know this.
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