Adam Johnson's tragic passing reignited talks on player safety, particularly concerning neck guards.
But do we really need to wait for another death before the NHL makes a bigger change?
Accidental high sticks happen, and they can cause a lot of damage. Nyquist's incident is only one of many, and protecting players is the only way to avoid something like this from happening again.
"Gustav Nyquist picks his teeth up off the ice after being high-sticked by Adam Larsson.
Larsson will sit for 4 minutes. Can't argue with that one."