Former Blackhawks coach Denis Savard ruined Patrick Kane's chance with Taylor Swift

Denis Savard did not have a lot of rules when he was the Chicago Blackhawks head coach. He did have a few and expected them to be followed, no exceptions. Not even for Patrick Kane.

Savard's rule for being the last one on the team bus on road games is why there is no Taylor Swift song about a romance with Kane.

Savard pulled Kane away from talking with Swift after a game in Nashville

Savard recalled the story years later at different events or settings.

He noticed Kane was eyeing two young blonde women during the game. He grew irritated with Kane when he believed that distraction allowed Kane to be a big reason the Predators scored their only goal in a mid-February game during the 2007-08 season, Kane's rookie year.

Maybe it was a bad retelling by Savard, as NBC Sports Chicago went back to review the footage, Kane was not on the ice for that goal.

Kane did confirm that Savard broke up him talking with Swift after the game.

Savard was mad with Kane because his rule was every player had to be on the team bus when Savard was ready to board.

Kane was not on the bus. Instead, he was chatting up Swift. Savard demanded Kane end the conversation and board the shuttle.

"“After the game [in Nashville], a trainer comes in and sees me. He says, ‘Alright, everyone is on the bus,’ I leave the locker room, as I walk maybe 50 or 40 yards, and I see Kane talking to two young ladies. And I stop and go, ‘Really?’ Let’s go, now. No, no. Excuse me, ladies, there are rules on a hockey team. He needs to be on the bus now. Kane, go now.”"

Denis Savard

Kane had to tell his head coach who he was talking with the next day. Savard needed his wife to explain to him who Swift was.

Rules are rules.

It is probably for the best. Kane has gone on to have a son with his partner, Amanda Grahovec. Swift has gone onto write many hits about lost loves with the celebrities she has dated. It turns out she may like football more since she is dating Travis Kelce.