Do you believe its an advantage, if you have brothers in the same team (same line)?

[Artorius Horus T]

Pretty simple question.

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[JoVel]

Not more beneficial than good chemistry between two random players. Although who says brothers will automatically have good chemistry with each other.

I guess they could be more loyal to the team than normal, wanting to play with each other. I don't know, Mikko Koivu said that him and Saku playing on the same team wouldn't have worked at all.

One good thing I can think of is marketing.

 

[Crow]

Only if they are twins.

 

[daver]

Yes, it's good to know that at least your bro will have your back at all times.

 

[SotasicA]

Has there been a better brother-d-pairing than the Hatchers? They may have been better separate though.

 

[IceNeophyte]

Only if they are twins.

And their last name is Sedin.

 

[Ivo]

Depends. If you are Henrik Sedin, it sure helps to have Daniel on your line and vice versa.

If you are Marian Hossa, then having Marcel Hossa might not be such an advantage. Certainly it would be an advantage for Marcel.

 

[GreeningOil]

Depends on if the bröthers are decent hockey players. If not it might be a huge advantage for the other team

 

[jetsforever]

Assuming all else being equal, I guess the advantage could be improving morale/chemistry and encouraging them to re-sign etc.

 

[Captain97]

I think the benefit would Moreno be about retaining players and while I have no way to prove it if they are both good players I'd assume increased initial chemistry since they are more familiar with how they play.

 

[Salzig]

I think it's at least not a disadvantage.

 

[kp61c]

Only if they are twins.

Only if they are monozygotic

 

[bossram]

Are they good players? If yes, then yes. If no, then no.

Pretty obvious.

 

[AvroArrow]

Imagine Wayne Gretzky and Brent Gretzky together, would be a nightmare for opposing teams.

 

[Boud]

I think you need to clarify off the bat that both players would be good players.

Obviously pairing a good player with a bad player doesn't work, my assumption is you're asking more specifically about tendencies and chemistry and if being as close as a brother to another person could help in complimenting a line.

I think it would certainly make it easier to adapt playing with your brother. You have a good idea of how he plays and what are his strenghts and weaknesses. You don't need to spend time learning how he plays and how he moves around the ice, what he can and cannot do. There's more transparency, better communication on the ice, more honesty, instinctually you would know more about his positioning and movement around the ice. You've known this person for years and watched this person play hockey since you were a kid so it's completely normal. Just like guys that play a long time together learn about their tendencies and all. I think it's certainly an advantage but it's impossible to quantify and it rarely ever happens.

 

[Stive Morgan]

If they have good chemistry yes, if they're just two players who happen to be brothers but never played together I wouldn't try to force it though.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Is their last name Gretzky?

 

[Machinehead]

No? Why would it be?

For every Sedin, there's 500 guys who have brothers selling insurance. It's all about talent.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Have any pair of brothers on the same team won a cup since the Sutters with the Iles?

 

[North Cole]

Are they both good hockey players? Then yes.
Is only one a good hockey player? Then no.

 

[banks]

Depends on the situation.

Let's say they're coming over from a European league, and don't know the language or culture. Then it would be a pretty big help for brothers to have eachother as a friend on the team.

But who knows? Some siblings don't get along well in competitive situations.

It's like having teammates that are the same age, or from the same town. Having more in common probably isn't bad. But you can't guarantee that those things will help them any.

 

[Holymakinaw]

Pretty simple question.

No, it certainly didn't do Vancouver any good.

 

[Svechhammer]

Didn't do us any f***ing good

 

[treple13]

Other than the Sedins, is there any other examples of it working out?

 

[klingsor]

Other than the Sedins, is there any other examples of it working out?

They weren’t twins but Maurice and Henri Richard worked out.