Unfortunately i think the EU is gonna be destroyed, it feels like they have little to no interest in following it. Even though I like Chewy and all the original characters it does seem appropriate to have them die or fade off to make room for new stories and new characters otherwise I think the stories would be bland and overused. Plus it took a moon being crashed into a plant to kill him and he died a hero most epic death ever, but since we know next to nothing on his role in the movie or anything about the movie we all could be over reacting.