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**Blue Jackets Arbitration Clock Is Ticking** • **CBJ** — RFAs Yegor Chinakhov and Dmitri Voronkov both filed for salary arbitration Sunday • **CBJ** — Arbitration filings signal contract talks with the club haven't moved fast enough for either forward • **CBJ** — Chinakhov coming off a 20-goal season, making his ask a legitimate one • **CBJ** — Voronkov emerged as a physical presence in 2023-24, giving him leverage at the table • **CBJ** — Club has until hearings to get deals done; most arbitration cases settle before a ruling **What to watch:** Whether Jarmo Kekalainen moves quickly to avoid hearings — or lets both cases go to the wire. The lineup's set. Drop in.