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Not statistically he isn't.  Last year was a great stats season for him, but he isn't even close to being a PPG career player.  Also, he's kind of a lackluster playoff performer.  

Other than last season, I see those players as being more dominant offensively than him.  He's a better defensive forward than people give him credit for, but that's because he plays center and not wing, and that's more of a product of this era.

Statistics are meaningless out of context.  You can't just look at point totals and draw conclusions based on that.  An Art Ross, Hart, and 1st AST trumps everything Hakan Loob and Mats Naslund did combined.

Thomas Steen anyone?

Steen was an above average player for a long time, but I wouldn't consider him to be in the top ten of anything except a best Jets players list.

Probably because they don't deserve to be on this list.  If I can think of a better reason, I'll let you know.  The other players I mentioned are more deserving.  

Oh and mindfly, I love the Bob Nystrom reference, but I don't think he's one of the 10 best Swedes in NHL history.  In terms of my favorite Swedes he'd be near the top, though.  He was a true hockey player who always played well in the playoffs and scored lots of big goals for the Isles.  A team first guy and one of the 10 best fighters in league history, period.  Never saw him take a bad loss.  Stats wise, though, he doesn't get on this list.

I disagree.  When you disregard play outside the NHL, Henrik Sedin is a more accomplished player than either Hakan Loob or Mats Naslund.

Like your list - would probably have Salming 3rd.

This was my first impression.  Sundin and Salming had very similar careers.  No Stanley Cups or major awards, and both spent most of their careers toiling away on some pretty mediocre Leafs teams. However, both players were considered top players in the league at their respective positions.  Anyways, my list looks like this:

Lidstrom
Forsberg
Salming
Sundin
Naslund
Alfredsson
Zetterberg
Henrik Sedin
Nilsson

I can't decide if I want Pelle Lindberg or Mats Naslund in the last spot.  I'll let it remain a tie.

Neither player did enough in Detroit to deserve such an honor.