there is a male to male straight through connector, but for what it's worth, go buy the right length of tigerflex to replace the entire run between filter and return - less likelyhood of leaks etc. with less connections along the way.

And those who put pucks in the skimmer, it's ok on most vinyl lined AG pools since they do not have many metal parts exposed in the plumbing, with other pool types you can cause real damage.
i STILL WOULDN'T DO IT TOO OFTERN SINCE THE CHLORINE WILL BREAK DOWN THE SKIMMER PLASTIC, LINER (sorry - caps lock) and other parts prematurely as well, it just takes longer to kill plastic and vinyl with chlorine than metal.