It's good to be courageous.
Cody is a hockey defenseman who just had the puck shot past him by an opponent, the puck is in the corner now.
Cody wants to decide which method to use to retrieve the puck.
Cody decides to skate full speed at the puck and slap it out of the zone just before he gets crunched by the opponent.
Cody decides to try to reach for the puck, avoiding body contact in the process, and to poke it toward his teammate.
The opponent slams Cody into the boards but only after the puck has already left the danger area.
The opponent easily skates towards the puck and intercepts Cody's poke setting up a scoring chance for his team.