Dave Hyde: Panthers get an 8-1 beatdown in Game 4 — but there’s good news for some fans hoping to witness history

EDMONTON, Alberta — Let’s be honest. There’s a clear upside to the Florida Panthers getting whomped Saturday night.

Maybe it’s one ticket-holding fans for Tuesday’s Game 5 in Sunrise even privately wanted. The Panthers didn’t raise the Stanley Cup on foreign ice, in a far-flung city, before mostly disappointed Edmonton fans.

They come home now with a second chance to celebrate their first Cup before a cheering crowd in a way South Florida could have scripted, even if the full script...