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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Adin Hill stood tall in net for the Arizona Coyotes rookies in Wednesday’s 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings rookies. That’s a good thing for the 6’4″, 20-year-old top goalie prospect, because goalie coach Jon Elkin said it’s still up in the air where Hill will start the 2016-17 season.

Coyotes general manager John Chayka had indicated during development camp that the team wanted Hill to serve as Justin Peters’ backup with Tucson of the AHL, but the Coyotes want Hill to earn it.

“It’s between him and Marek (Langhamer) and that will play itself out in training camp,” Elkin said. “That’s not a done deal at all. Whether he ends up in Tucson or Rapid City (ECHL), the key is we want him to play.”

Hill allowed a short-side goal to L.A.’s Quentin Shore on which he was guessing and moving before the release, but he bounced back with several big saves, including a deflection in the final minute of play, to stop 26 of 27 shots.

“I thought I played pretty well today,” said Hill, the team’s second, third-round choice (76th overall) in 2015. “I thought there were a couple times where I could have been a little more in control… I felt like I controlled my rebounds really well and the team played really well in front of me.”

At development camp, Elkin identified footwork on pivots and changes of direction as focal points for Hill over the past two months.

“Just bringing his body across as a whole unit rather than his arms moving or his upper body moving,” Elkin said. “That just increases speed and control and takes away the holes rather than opening up.”

Hill also wanted to work on having his head forward more and his eyes on the puck, and not be delayed in his responses. He said he went to Toronto and worked with Elkin for three weeks this summer.

“That helped a lot,” said Hill, who also worked with his goalie coach in Calgary. “That little detail (head forward) helps you respond faster for rebounds.”

Elkin is working with Hill on finding what he calls “the sweet spot” between being more conservative to shorten his movements, but not too conservative.

“When we talk about being conservative or not getting out too far and allowing oneself to always be in position, we don’t mean standing on the goal line,” Elkin said. “There’s a balance, a fine line between being over aggressive and being under aggressive.”

Being overly aggressive was something Elkin asked Langhamer to curtail in the offseason.

“We were talking about his depth,” Elkin said. “All last year he was very aggressive. Sometimes that can work in juniors but not in the NHL. If you get caught out in the white ice too often, pucks get behind you.

“There were some other items like just staying square and tracking the puck a little better, too. He took that advice and implemented it into his game so it’s really encouraging.”

Langhamer, one of the team’s two seventh-round choices (284th overall) in 2012, allowed three goals in a 3-1 loss to the Kings on Tuesday. Two of those goals were shots Elkin thought he should have stopped, but he also saw a lot of improvement in Langhamer’s game.

“He has come a long way since last year,” Elkin said. “I think he’s been playing with poise, he’s moving well, he’s sound positionally and he’s keeping it real simple.”

The Coyotes will take six goalies to training camp, two for each of the teams/session they will run: Mike Smith, Louis Domingue, Peters, Hill, Langhamer and Austin Lotz, who is in camp on an amateur tryout.

Finding game time for Peters, Hill and Langhamer in the preseason will be a challenge since the Coyotes’ top priority is getting Smith and Domingue ready, but Elkin thinks there will be enough opportunities by splitting games and playing scrimmages for Peters’ backup to emerge.

“We’ll keep monitoring how they practice and play in games and scrimmages,” Elkin said. “The decision hasn’t been made yet. The players will make it with how they play.”

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