I don't think they are related but they looked good together on the 1st jersey for the Buffalo Sabres.
Sabre, like Sabre toothed tigers
Rene Robert was the first Buffalo Sabre to register 100 points
No Sabre is good at one sport.
the cowbird kills the buffalo and eats the insides
Why is the communalism between the buffalo and the First Nations
Niedemeyer
Ticks are a parasite which means they feed off of the buffalo, but the oxpicker has a symbolic relationship with the buffalo. It eats the ticks on the buffalo helping it and doesn't feed off the animal.
The owner of the Sabres at the time had a contest, and the owner liked the name 'Sabre', because he thought the Sabre was a weapon of a champion, like a samurai. So, they named the team the Buffalo Sabres.
The Buffalo Sabres have a number of different jerseys. Predominantly they follow a blue and white colour scheme. However they all either have the Buffalo Sabre motif somewhere on the jersey or a stylised 'Buffalo'.
The last time a Sabre hit 100 points was in 1992-93. Two reached the mark, Pat LaFontaine and Alexander Mogilny
The relationship between cattle egrets and cape buffalo would not be commensalism if the egrets removed ticks from the buffalo, because both species would benefit. The buffalo would be tick free and the egrets would have food to eat.
As of June 2014, he is no longer a Buffalo Sabre. He was traded to St Louis in the final year of his contract