Mikko Koivu's mystery injury is of the day-to-day variety. The Wild haven't even specified if it's an upper, mid, or lower body injury yet. What we do know is that Koivu won't play on Saturday.

Mikko Koivu (undisclosed) did not travel with the Minnesota Wild to St. Louis. We don't know the nature or severity of Koivu's injury, but it's safe to assume that he won't play in the Wild's Saturday afternoon game. Koivu has 10 goals and 37 points in 45 games this season.

As expected, Mikko Koivu will dress on Thursday night after missing Minnesota's past eight games with a shoulder injury. He will be reunited with Dany Heatley and Devin Setoguchi against Vancouver. Koivu has registered nine goals and has a team-leading 24 assists in 41 games.

Mikko Koivu (shoulder) is very probable for Thursday's game against Vancouver. Koivu hasn't played since Jan. 14 due to a separated left shoulder. He was able to fully participate in Wednesday's practice. He's projected to play on a line with Dany Heatley and Devin Setoguchi if he does return Thursday.

Mikko Koivu (shoulder) participated fully in Wednesday's practice, but it's still uncertain if he will play on Thursday against Vancouver. "It's getting better each and every day it's getting stronger. That's a good sign," Koivu said. "Being in practice and being involved physically and having contact, you get more comfortable each and every time it happens. It helps a lot conditioning-wise but more important timing-wise." The Wild dropped a hint that their captain could be in the lineup Thursday after they placed Jed Ortmeyer on waivers Wednesday. Coach Mike Yeo was encouraged with Koivu's practice, but said a decision would be made tomorrow on his status.

Wild coach Mike Yeo has elected to keep Mikko Koivu (shoulder) out of tonight's game at Columbus. There was some hope the captain would return for tonight's game, but Yeo opted to hold him back with Thursday's home date against Vancouver the target. Tonight's match will mark the eighth Koivu will have missed with his shoulder ailment. He is still the team's second-leading scorer with 33 points and leads with 24 assists.

Mikko Koivu (shoulder) is scheduled to meet team doctors Monday to determine if he can return to action Tuesday night. He has been practising with his teammates and is nearing a return. We will update you once the Wild release a statement.

Mikko Koivu (shoulder) was on the ice before the Wild's practice on Monday. If all goes well, Koivu might take part in Minnesota's Tuesday morning skate. The Wild will begin a three-game road trip on Tuesday with a contest against the Avalanche, but Koivu might travel with the team so that he can practice with them.

Mikko Koivu was activated from the IL on Saturday January 28.

Miikko Koivu (shoulder) will not participate in the All-Star Game. It always seemed like a long shot that Koivu would participate in the event, but now it's official. Koivu has been sidelined since January 14th.