It's hard to drive to the net if you're also trying to avoid open ice giveaways by sticking to moving up by the boards. Which is what teams that can't hockey so good tend to do.
Also, being skilled with the puck helps enormously, otherwise you again end up giving the puck away or just losing control of it. (Because there's usually someone trying to stop you from driving to the net.) And having confidence. Which comes with winning more than losing.
Of course it's not the whole reason, but I think it's part of the reason.
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