As a Thrawn/Zahn fan- I won't stop enjoying that series if it is declared to be non-canon. If the movies directly contradict them, I don't think I will enjoy the Thrawn stuff any less.

But if the movies directly confirm any of it (Luke's married to a smoking hot red-head who totally isn't Jean Grey or Mary Jane)... then I'd have to say that I would be pretty happy with that.

From what we've heard, Luke's son is going to be named Ben, right? I'm pretty sure in the EU that he had a son named Ben. It seems silly to name the kid Ben, and then otherwise completely contradict the EU.

"Ben" says to that they're tyring to go in EU-agnostic. If you know his name is Ben from the EU, good for you, it's just like the EU. If you don't, then you probably don't know or care. Good for you too. Everyvbody wins.

You know, except for places where it keeps them from telling the story they want to tell. Like the death of any major characters or whatever.