I personally don't think he "should" be in, but that's based on what I believe the HOF standards should be. In reality it's so much more watered down than it should be. Based on how they do induct people however, I think he will make it.
He has the high-level seasons to make it:
-> Point finishes of 4/4/6/8/9
-> Assist finishes of 1/2/3/3/3/3/7
-> All of the above while being a great 2-way player on top of that
He also has the longetivity to make it in
-> 5th in points since he came into the league
-> 1st in assists since he came into the league
Trying to project where he ends up in all-time point/assist rankings, I used his prior 3 year average, assumed 75GP per year (he doesn't get injured much at all either), and then some very conservative yearly decreases in production:
| GP | A | P | A/GP | P/GP |
2021 | 55 | 38 | 53 | 0.69 | 0.96 |
2020 | 61 | 42 | 54 | 0.69 | 0.89 |
2019 | 80 | 52 | 74 | 0.65 | 0.93 |
Avg | | | | 0.68 | 0.92 |
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| GP | A | P | A/GP | P/GP |
Current | 1,011 | 722 | 980 | 0.71 | 0.97 |
33yo | 75 | 49 | 64 | 0.65 | 0.85 |
34yo | 75 | 45 | 60 | 0.60 | 0.80 |
35yo | 75 | 38 | 56 | 0.50 | 0.75 |
36yo | 75 | 30 | 53 | 0.40 | 0.70 |
At end of current contract | 1,311 | 883 | 1,213 | | |
All-time ranking | | 22nd | 46th | | |
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37yo | 75 | 30 | 45 | 0.40 | 0.60 |
38yo | 75 | 26 | 38 | 0.35 | 0.50 |
| 1,461 | 940 | 1,295 | | |
All-time ranking | | 16th | 37th | | |
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The first set assumes he retires after his current contract, and then the second assumes he goes on for another couple years. Getting to the top-20 in assists and top-40 in points would be a huge accomplishment, especially while playing his whole career in a lower scoring environment (probably top-20 to 25 in adjusted points and potentially top-10 in adjusted assists). And he wouldn't be seen as a compiler like Marleau for example.
Add to that, barring anything too crazy, he's a lock for #2 all-time in points for Swedish players (with a shot at #1 potentially), and an even better shot at #1 all-time in assists for Swedish players.