Yeah I think the inference here is that photosynthate from sugar leaves travels less to the local Bud site and therefore is more energy efficient.
The less energy spent moving sugars around the more it may contribute to bud development at specific times.
That's my thought of the day, at least.
I'm also wanting to learn more about the proposal that larger/older fan leaves become energy competitors with buds and become undesirable. This makes practical sense, I just don't know if there's any solid science behind it relative to our plant and setups.