Well, we aren't exactly "shutting our imagination down." There still is a possibility that some areas from The Minish Cap will be in the game, like Hyrule Castle and Lake Hylia and such, but still... going with a theory that The Minish Cap comes before or after Skyward Sword is not valid for a...
Simple answer: No!
We don't even know if The Minish Cap is first in the timeline or related to Skyward Sword! I'm pretty sure that Nintendo wouldn't intend on making a timeline for us, since it's just too much detail to go through and there's only a few games were confirmed to come after or...