They were initially from what I saw. He has 19pts/29 games so far, which Alex needed 49gp to do in his last AHL stint, which was also his 3rd time in the AHL.
Speaking of Nylander, he's put up 8-12-20 in 57gp this year. Mittelstadt put up 12-23-25 in 77gp his first full season in the NHL, straight out of college. I have so much more faith in Mittelstadt than I ever did in Nylander