I actually like Matt Lanter Anakin more than Hayden, but I appreciate what Hayden did on the Disney shows.
I do like the Republic Comics those were before Filoni Wars. I also much prefer Ventress in the EU over Filoni, and I like the Micro Series and the Obsession comic. I liked the Battle of Jabiim and how it tied into Luke’s story later in the other comics. I like the character of Asharad Hett who went on to become Darth Drayt, I liked the Aurra Sing books. Those are all non canon to Disney Star Wars.
You want an unpopular opinion I hated Dark Disciple and how it comes off like a YA romance novel. I actually like Son of Dathmomir even if most of the retcons Filoni made to Maul’s backstory i dislike.
I may have disliked the Legacy books but I liked the Legacy comics the first one with Cade, though Legacy II was kind of meh, though a Solo without force powers has some merit.
I, too, dislike the post-NJO/Legacy books while simultaneously liking the Legacy comics. But even though I like the Legacy comics infinitely more than the Legacy books, I still don’t consider them Canon, because I don’t like the concept of the Sith returning after Episode VI in general, since I am one of those people who actually likes the idea of the Chosen One Prophecy and the idea of the Sith being destroyed once and for all by Anakin.