The Thomas Müller who was to step off the plane Vancouver International Airport late Wednesday afternoon will be a very fit Thomas Müller.

After a summer run at the Club World Cup with Bayern Munich, the only club he has known — since he was 10 years old — he has kept training with his old club.

That has been very evident from his energetic social media presence.

It’s something to understand about Herr Raumdeuter — he’s not a shy man. While most of Vancouver’s current crop of male sporting stars are more reserved — Quinn Hughes , Elias Pettersson , Brock Boeser , Ryan Gauld, Nathan Rourke, none are known for a vibrant public presence — Müller is very conscious of putting his personality, and his best foot, forward at all times.

This is a guy who was a thrilling young star at the

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