Darth Id said:

You know who doesn't give a shit about "canon"?

Everybody involved in the production, marketing and distribution of anything in the Star Wars franchise. It's all just made up as they go along.

There is no canon--only more nonsense.

I'm amazed at just how wrong you can be in one post. Lucasfilm has always had a thing for "canon." George Lucas never did of course but everyone else there loves the concept for whatever reason.

Which is why after he left they setup an entire department, The Lucasfilm Story Group, that is solely dedicated to overseeing all future Star Wars projects. First to shape where the franchise is going and second to make sure none of the various projects disagree with one another.