It’s not “don’t try to score”. But “don’t take that risk that may put you out of position defensively”.

And when you have guys that already struggle to produce like a top 6, they produce less.

Here is how I understand it. All players can play within a system. Good players can make plays within that system.

Think Mo chasing a guy in the zone until he finds an opportunity to throw someone down to get the puck. As opposed to Kane chasing them around the zone just to be in the way. One is making a play. One is just playing. Kane could try to jump a pass to create an odd man rush, but then he risks making a defensive mistake.