Mikko Koivu is optimistic that he'll be back in Minnesota's lineup before the NHL breaks for the Winter Olympics. He's also confident that he'll be ready to play for Finland at the Sochi Games, but he's also trying to temper his expectations. "But it's too early to make that call. What the time schedule will be, I don't know that right now," he said. "I don't think anyone does. But, talking to people who have had (the same surgery), and talking to the doctors, I think I'll be playing games here before the Olympics start." Koivu had surgery on his ankle on Monday and he's projected to miss four weeks.