Hockey- Neck Protection

With this recent incident with the Florida Panthers player having his throat cut by a skate, it brought up the issue of the neck protectors for the players again. I don't think the players need neck protectors for the following reasons. One this is only the second time this had happen in the years and years of hockey, second there is no rule against wearing neck protection so if the players wanted to wear something they could, and none of them do because there is very little risk. If this was happening allot ok I can see the need to look into it, and I don't have a problem with them looking into now, but do they need it: no its only happen twice in the long history of the NHL.