 Daly was the NHL's main negotiator during collective bargaining with NHL players in the 2004-05 NHL lock out, that ended in July 2005 when the NHLPA approved the new collective-bargaining agreement (CBA) with a 464-68 vote.The same year, Daly helped negotiate the two-year, $135 million deal with Comcast for the league's cable broadcasting rights.In 2005, Daly was named the first NHL deputy commissioner.