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A couple of months ago, the Schenn brothers would not have thought it possible they would meet in the first round.

Brayden was captaining the Blues, who owned a losing record and were well outside the playoff picture. There was the possibility that he could be traded at the deadline as his name swirled in rumors.

Luke was playing on the sputtering, lottery-bound Predators. But he was traded twice at the deadline — first to Pittsburgh, then to Winnipeg.

Now, the Schenn brothers will become the 37th set of brothers to play against each other in the playoffs when the Blues face the Jets in the first round. Game 1 is at 5 p.m. Saturday in Winnipeg.

“It’s just a weird situation,â€� Brayden said. “You never really expect it with all the teams in the league and where he was at the start of the year. Here we are, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ vs. Winnipeg. We’ve been through a lot, both of us, throughout our careers. This one is just going to add to it. It’s going to be, I don’t even know how to describe it. We’re both physical guys. We both play physical in the playoffs. Anything can happen, and we might get some screaming by mom and dad at us if we go too hard.â€�

Luke spoke to reporters Wednesday in Winnipeg about facing his brother, saying he’s spoken to other friends and family members: “I think everyone’s got the same opinion: How the heck did this happen?�

“I wouldn’t say you even dream of it, playing against your brother in the Stanley Cup playoffs,� Luke said. “It’s really something that had ever crossed our minds.�

The Schenn brothers have seen plenty of each other during their NHL lengthy careers.

Brayden, 33, is in his 16th NHL season, while 35-year-old Luke is in his 17th NHL season. They played together on the Flyers for 3 1/2 seasons and have played against each other 18 times in the regular season. Luke even accidentally broke Brayden’s ribs with a cross-check while Luke was playing for Vancouver.

This season, the brothers became the first in NHL history to both play their 1,000th game in the same season.

So how will their parents deal with their sons going head-to-head in a seven-game series?

“It’s been talked about,� Brayden said. “They’re just proud that they have two sons in the NHL and get a chance to watch us in the playoffs, the Stanley Cup playoffs. Just looking forward to seeing the smile on their faces and just enjoying watching their sons out there.�

Luke said their father, Jeff, has his own wish when his sons play against each other in the regular season, but it might not apply in the playoffs.

“He says he just wants us to take it to overtime, and then it’s up to us to figure it out,� Luke said. “Now, I don’t know. Either way, they’re going to have someone walking into the second round, so I guess that’s a positive.�

Both Brayden and Luke said they talk to each other daily and that communication will have to stop during the series that could last until May 4 if the series goes seven games.

“Probably not chat much or at all once the playoffs start, which is good,� Luke said. “He doesn’t need to know what’s going on with our team and vice versa. He’s the captain there. He’s not going to be passing along any inside information, obviously. ... I would say we’re pretty in-the-know and in the mix in terms of what’s going on with each other’s teams, for the most part. This is just going to be a totally different scenario.�

Brayden is the first Blues player to play against his brother in the playoffs since Geoff Courtnall played against brother Russ (with Dallas) in the 1998 playoffs. Of the 37 sets of brothers to play postseason hockey against each other, 11 of them have a Blues connection. You can thank the Sutters and Plagers for many of them.

Luke joked that if he were still in Nashville, he’d be cheering for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½. That was even the case earlier in the season but not so anymore.

“When the Blues starting heating up there, I was cheering for Brayden and hoping that he’d get the opportunity to get in,� Luke said. “Obviously, it was a bit of a crazy deadline and he was in the mix of some chatter. It’s worked out that the team got hot down the stretch, and he ended up being a huge part of that.�

Brayden: “I’m proud of him, how he’s battled this long. He’s played a hard, physical game. The playoffs are going to be no different. That’s our job. At the end of the day, it’s for the Stanley Cup. You’ve got to play hard for your team and your teammates.�